Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on Monday, February 8, 2027, with Eid al-Fitr projected for Wednesday, March 10, 2027. The dates are based on astronomical calculations and will still depend on the traditional sighting of the crescent moon before they become final.
For readers planning around the Hijri calendar, those projections give a working window for the holy month and its end date. A detailed breakdown of the projected dates is available in UAE's Astronomy Centre projects Ramadan 2027 and Eid dates.
Hijri calendar dates
The Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar. It follows the moon’s orbit around the Earth, and its months begin and end according to the moon’s movement. Each lunar month is the time it takes the moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth.
The calendar consists of 12 months, beginning with Muharram and ending with Dhu al-Hijjah. It is also known as the Islamic calendar or lunar calendar, and it is the system used for dates such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
The calendar’s origin is tied to the hijra, the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab designated that migration as the starting point for the Islamic dating system, and the calendar derives its name from that event.
That history explains why the projected dates remain provisional. Astronomical calculations can place Ramadan 2027 on February 8 and Eid al-Fitr on March 10, but the official start of both depends on the crescent moon sighting that follows.
Ramadan and Eid
For people marking Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, the practical takeaway is straightforward: February 8 is the date to plan around, but the final observance date will only be set after the moon is seen. What the crescent moon sighting will ultimately confirm for Ramadan 2027 is the piece still waiting at the center of the calendar.
