When is Laylat al-Qadr 2026?
Monday,
March 16, 2026
Begins at sundown on Sunday, March 15, 2026 (sunset is 7:02 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 242 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1447.
- Day of week
- Monday
- Against 2025
- 11 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1447
- Days ago
- 242
Why Laylat al-Qadr falls when it does in 2026
Laylat al-Qadr 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 2025.
Laylat al-Qadr 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |||||||
| 11 | |||||||
| 12 | Laylat al-Qadr | ||||||
| 13 | |||||||
| 14 |
Within a week of Laylat al-Qadr in 2026
Which dates fall near Laylat al-Qadr changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- St. Patrick's DayTue, Mar 17
- Eid al-FitrFri, Mar 20
- OstaraFri, Mar 20