AST, UTC+3
Saudi Arabia
Umm al-Qura calendar and the Supreme Court.
ET, PT and others
The United States
No single body: FCNA calculation or local sighting.
Hijri date today in Saudi Arabia, Islamic date now
Today's Islamic date for Saudi Arabia, by the Umm al-Qura calendar, with a one-tap adjustment for the local moon sighting. Below it: who sets the date in Saudi Arabia, the key dates of 2027, and a converter for any date.
Today in Saudi Arabia
Islamic date today
التاريخ الهجري
Worked out for today's date in Saudi Arabia.
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
- Umm al-Qura calendar and the Supreme Court
- Method
- Calculated calendar, sighting for Ramadan and the Eids
- Time zone
- AST, UTC+3
- Umm al-Qura today
- …
Adjust for the local sighting
If the month began a day later in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia. Nothing is sent anywhere.
By country
Hijri date today in other countries
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 Saudi Arabia, who sets it and why it can differ
Today's Hijri date in Saudi Arabia is shown at the top of this page. It is worked out in your browser for the current calendar day in Saudi Arabia, using Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar, the most widely used reference. In Saudi Arabia, the date used for worship comes from: Umm al-Qura calendar and the Supreme Court. The method: calculated calendar, sighting for Ramadan and the Eids. 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 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia runs its civil life on the Umm al-Qura calendar, a calculated Hijri calendar prepared by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). A month begins when, on the 29th at Makkah, the new moon is born before sunset and the moon sets after the sun. Government business, schools and printed calendars all use it, and the date on this page is that calendar. For the months that carry worship, Ramadan, Shawwal and Dhul Hijjah, the Supreme Court still calls for the crescent to be sought on the evening of the 29th and announces the start from the sightings, which the Saudi Press Agency publishes.
Is it the same date as in Saudi Arabia?
The Umm al-Qura date is Saudi Arabia's own date, so most days there is nothing to adjust. Now and then the Supreme Court's announcement for Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr or Dhul Hijjah falls a day away from the printed calendar. When that happens the announced date is the one people follow for fasting, Eid and Hajj, while the civil calendar carries on unchanged.
When the Islamic date changes
The Islamic day begins at sunset, not at midnight: the night comes before its day. So after Maghrib in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia.
| 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.
- Umm al-Qura calendar, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), ummulqura.org.sa.
- Announcements of the Supreme Court on the crescents of Ramadan, Shawwal and Dhul Hijjah, published by the Saudi Press Agency (spa.gov.sa).
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 Saudi Arabia?
The date at the top of this page is today's Hijri date for the current day in Saudi Arabia, by the Umm al-Qura calendar. If the month began a day later in Saudi Arabia, choose −1 day. After sunset the Islamic date has already moved on to the next day.
Which Islamic calendar does Saudi Arabia follow?
The Umm al-Qura calendar, calculated by KACST, for all civil dates. The start of Ramadan, Shawwal and Dhul Hijjah is announced by the Supreme Court after the crescent is sought on the 29th.
Is the Islamic date in Saudi Arabia the same as in Saudi Arabia?
Yes. The date on this page is Saudi Arabia's own Umm al-Qura date. Only the Ramadan and Eid announcements can occasionally fall a day away from the printed calendar.
When does Ramadan 2027 start in Saudi Arabia?
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 Saudi Arabia, follow the Supreme Court's announcement.
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.
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