When is Eid al-Adha 2026?
Wednesday,
May 27, 2026
Begins at sundown on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (sunset is 8:15 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 170 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1447.
- Day of week
- Wednesday
- Against 2025
- 10 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1447
- Days ago
- 170
Why Eid al-Adha falls when it does in 2026
Eid al-Adha 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 2025.
Eid al-Adha 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 22 | Eid al-Adha | ||||||
| 23 |
Within a week of Eid al-Adha in 2026
Which dates fall near Eid al-Adha changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- ShavuotFri, May 22
- PentecostSun, May 24
- Memorial DayMon, May 25
- Day of ArafahTue, May 26
- Orthodox PentecostSun, May 31