When is Mawlid al-Nabi 2026?
Tuesday,
August 25, 2026
Begins at sundown on Monday, August 24, 2026 (sunset is 7:40 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 80 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1448.
- Day of week
- Tuesday
- Against 2025
- 10 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1448
- Days ago
- 80
Why Mawlid al-Nabi falls when it does in 2026
Mawlid al-Nabi 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.
Mawlid al-Nabi 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | |||||||
| 32 | |||||||
| 33 | |||||||
| 34 | |||||||
| 35 | Mawlid al-Nabi | ||||||
| 36 |