When is Day of Arafah 2027?
Saturday,
May 15, 2027
Begins at sundown on Friday, May 14, 2027 (sunset is 8:04 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 183 days from today, Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1448.
- Day of week
- Saturday
- Against 2026
- 11 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1448
- Days away
- 183
Why Day of Arafah falls when it does in 2027
Day of Arafah is fixed in the Hijri calendar, which is purely lunar with no leap month at all. Twelve lunar months run about eleven days shorter than a solar year, so the Gregorian date walks steadily backwards through the seasons and returns to the same point roughly every thirty-three years — 11 days earlier than in 2026.
Day of Arafah 2027 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | |||||||
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| 19 | Day of Arafah | ||||||
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| 22 |
Within a week of Day of Arafah in 2027
Which dates fall near Day of Arafah changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Mother's DaySun, May 9
- PentecostSun, May 16
- Eid al-AdhaSun, May 16