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Islamic holidays 2026

Dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar, the Saudi civil calendar. Each holiday begins at sunset on the evening before. Observance in practice is set by local moon sighting and can differ by a day between countries — these dates are a convention, not an authority.

Each holiday below begins at sunset on the evening before the date shown. Dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; observance is set by local moon sighting and can differ by a day between countries.

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9 dates across 2026. Hover a mark for the holiday and its date.

How these dates move

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202620292032203520382041Islamic New YearAshuraMawlid al-NabiIsra and Mi'rajRamadanLaylat al-QadrEid al-FitrDay of ArafahEid al-Adha
Where each Islamic holiday falls in the Gregorian year, 2026 to 2043. A flat line means a fixed Gregorian date; a sloping one means the calendar drifts. The dashed line marks 2026. Lines that run off the bottom reappear at the top the following year.

Islamic holidays in 2026

HolidayDateDayAway
Isra and Mi'rajJanuary 16Fridaypassed
RamadanFebruary 18Wednesdaypassed
Laylat al-QadrMarch 16Mondaypassed
Eid al-FitrMarch 20Fridaypassed
Day of ArafahMay 26Tuesdaypassed
Eid al-AdhaMay 27Wednesdaypassed
Islamic New YearJune 16Tuesdaypassed
AshuraJune 25Thursdaypassed
Mawlid al-NabiAugust 25Tuesdaypassed

Other traditions

Hindu festivals are not listed anywhere on this site. Diwali and Holi are lunisolar and vary by region and by panchang, and there is no dependable way to compute them here — publishing a guess to a religious audience is worse than publishing nothing.