When is Day of Arafah 2028?
Thursday,
May 4, 2028
Begins at sundown on Wednesday, May 3, 2028 (sunset is 7:54 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 538 days from today, Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1449.
- Day of week
- Thursday
- Against 2027
- 10 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1449
- Days away
- 538
Why Day of Arafah falls when it does in 2028
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 — 10 days earlier than in 2027.
Day of Arafah 2028 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Day of Arafah | ||||||
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Within a week of Day of Arafah in 2028
Which dates fall near Day of Arafah changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- BeltaneMon, May 1
- Cinco de MayoFri, May 5
- Eid al-AdhaFri, May 5