AST, UTC+3
Saudi Arabia
Umm al-Qura calendar and the Supreme Court.
Hijri date today in Canada, Islamic date now
Today's Islamic date for Canada, by the Umm al-Qura calendar, with a one-tap adjustment for the local moon sighting. Below it: who sets the date in Canada, the key dates of 2027, and a converter for any date.
Today in Canada
Islamic date today
التاريخ الهجري
Worked out for today's date in Canada.
Umm al-Qura calendar. The Islamic date moves on at sunset.
Gregorian to Hijri
1 Ramadan 1448 AHMonday 8 February 2027
Hijri to Gregorian
Monday 8 February 20271 Ramadan 1448 AH
Who sets the date
- Authority
- No single body: FCNA calculation or the Hilal Council of Canada
- Method
- Calculation (FCNA) or local sighting, by masjid
- Time zone
- ET, PT and others
- Umm al-Qura today
- …
Adjust for the local sighting
If the month began a day later in Canada than in Saudi Arabia, choose −1 day. The converter moves with it, and the setting is remembered on this device.
Coming up
- 27 Rajab (Isra and Miraj)
- Tue 5 Jan 2027
- 15 Shaban (Shab-e-Barat)
- Sat 23 Jan 2027
- First day of Ramadan
- Mon 8 Feb 2027
- 27 Ramadan
- Sat 6 Mar 2027
- Eid al-Fitr
- Tue 9 Mar 2027
- First of Dhul Hijjah
- Fri 7 May 2027
Worked out in your browser with the Umm al-Qura calendar for the current date in Canada. Nothing is sent anywhere.
By country
Hijri date today in other countries
ET, PT and others
The United States
No single body: FCNA calculation or local sighting.
GMT, UTC+0 (BST in summer)
The United Kingdom
No single body: Saudi announcement or local sighting.
ET, PT and others
Canada
No single body: FCNA calculation or the Hilal Council of Canada.
GST, UTC+4
The UAE
Moon sighting committee of the UAE Council for Fatwa.
PKT, UTC+5
Pakistan
Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
BST, UTC+6
Bangladesh
National Moon Sighting Committee.
EET, UTC+2 (EEST in summer)
Egypt
Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah.
TRT, UTC+3
Turkey
Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs).
MYT, UTC+8
Malaysia
Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, with JAKIM.
WIB, UTC+7 (and WITA, WIT)
Indonesia
Ministry of Religious Affairs (sidang isbat).
Somewhere else? Today's Hijri date in your own time zone uses your device's clock, and the Islamic calendar 2027 shows every day of 1448 and 1449.
Guide
The Islamic date in Canada, who sets it and why it can differ
Today's Hijri date in Canada is shown at the top of this page. It is worked out in your browser for the current calendar day in Canada, using Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar, the most widely used reference. In Canada, the date used for worship comes from: No single body: FCNA calculation or the Hilal Council of Canada. The method: calculation (FCNA) or local sighting, by masjid. That can put the local date a day away from Umm al-Qura, so the page has a one-tap adjustment.
Who decides the Islamic date in Canada
Canada has no state religious authority, so each community chooses. Many masjids follow the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA), which calculates the months in advance, as ISNA Canada does. Others follow the Hilal Council of Canada, which gathers reports of the crescent seen in North America and announces the start of Ramadan and the Eids.
Is it the same date as in Saudi Arabia?
Calculated dates usually match the Umm al-Qura calendar or differ by a day. When the crescent is too young to be seen over North America on the 29th, masjids that follow the Hilal Council begin a day later. In Ramadan 2026, for example, reports differed between a Wednesday and a Thursday start. Ask your masjid which it follows.
When the Islamic date changes
The Islamic day begins at sunset, not at midnight: the night comes before its day. So after Maghrib in Canada, the Hijri date has already moved on by one, even though phones and calendars change it at midnight. This is why the first taraweeh of Ramadan is prayed on the evening before the first fast, and why "the night of the 27th" is the evening before the 27th day.
Key Islamic dates for 2027
Expected dates by the Umm al-Qura calendar, with the date if the month begins a day later in Canada.
| Event | Umm al-Qura | A day later |
|---|---|---|
| Ramadan begins (1 Ramadan 1448) | Mon 8 Feb 2027 | Tue 9 Feb 2027 |
| Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal) | Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Wed 10 Mar 2027 |
| Day of Arafah (9 Dhul Hijjah) | Sat 15 May 2027 | Sun 16 May 2027 |
| Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul Hijjah) | Sun 16 May 2027 | Mon 17 May 2027 |
| Islamic New Year 1449 | Sun 6 Jun 2027 | Mon 7 Jun 2027 |
| Ashura (10 Muharram 1449) | Tue 15 Jun 2027 | Wed 16 Jun 2027 |
Following another country's sighting
Hanafi position
In the main transmitted position of the school, differences in the horizon (ikhtilaf al-matali) are not taken into account: a sighting established in one land binds others once it reaches them through a reliable route. Many later Hanafi scholars allowed distant lands to follow their own sighting. In practice, follow the body your local masjid follows, so the community fasts and celebrates together.1
Other madhhabs
- Shafi'i
- Each region follows its own sighting, because horizons differ (the report of Kurayb, Sahih Muslim 1087).
- Maliki, Hanbali
- A sighting anywhere binds all Muslims who learn of it, like the main Hanafi position.
- Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, Kitab al-Sawm, on ikhtilaf al-matali; al-Zaylai, Tabyin al-Haqa'iq. The other madhhabs' positions are summarised from their standard manuals.
- Fiqh Council of North America (fiqhcouncil.org), statements on calculating the Islamic months.
- Hilal Council of Canada, moon sighting announcements for Ramadan and the Eids, as published by Canadian masjids.
The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.
Questions
Good to know
What is the Hijri date today in Canada?
The date at the top of this page is today's Hijri date for the current day in Canada, by the Umm al-Qura calendar. If the month began a day later in Canada, choose −1 day. After sunset the Islamic date has already moved on to the next day.
Which Islamic calendar does Canada follow?
No single one. Many masjids follow the Fiqh Council of North America's calculated dates; others follow the Hilal Council of Canada's moon sighting announcements.
Is the Islamic date in Canada the same as in Saudi Arabia?
Often, but not always. Calculated dates usually match. Masjids that wait for a North American sighting can be a day later.
When does Ramadan 2027 start in Canada?
By the Umm al-Qura calendar, Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027, with the first taraweeh on the night of Sunday 7 February. Where the month starts by a later sighting it may begin on Tuesday 9 February. In Canada, follow your local masjid.
How do I convert a date to the Islamic calendar?
Use the converter on this page. Pick a Gregorian date to see the Hijri date, or enter a Hijri day, month and year to see the Gregorian date. It uses the Umm al-Qura calendar, and the −1 and +1 day setting moves the results with your local sighting.