When is Islamic New Year 2028?
Thursday,
May 25, 2028
Begins at sundown on Wednesday, May 24, 2028 (sunset is 8:14 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 559 days from today, Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1450.
- Day of week
- Thursday
- Against 2027
- 11 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1450
- Days away
- 559
Why Islamic New Year falls when it does in 2028
Islamic New Year 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 2027.
Islamic New Year 2028 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 18 | |||||||
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| 20 | |||||||
| 21 | Islamic New Year | ||||||
| 22 |
Within a week of Islamic New Year in 2028
Which dates fall near Islamic New Year changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Ascension DayThu, May 25
- Memorial DayMon, May 29
- ShavuotWed, May 31