When is Eid al-Fitr 2026?
Friday,
March 20, 2026
Begins at sundown on Thursday, March 19, 2026 (sunset is 7:06 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 238 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1447.
- Day of week
- Friday
- Against 2025
- 10 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1447
- Days ago
- 238
Why Eid al-Fitr falls when it does in 2026
Eid al-Fitr 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-Fitr 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |||||||
| 11 | |||||||
| 12 | Eid al-Fitr | ||||||
| 13 | |||||||
| 14 |
Within a week of Eid al-Fitr in 2026
Which dates fall near Eid al-Fitr changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Laylat al-QadrMon, Mar 16
- St. Patrick's DayTue, Mar 17
- OstaraFri, Mar 20