AST, UTC+3
Saudi Arabia
Umm al-Qura calendar and the Supreme Court.
Hijri date today in the UAE, Islamic date now
Today's Islamic date for the UAE, by the Umm al-Qura calendar, with a one-tap adjustment for the local moon sighting. Below it: who sets the date in the UAE, the key dates of 2027, and a converter for any date.
Today in the UAE
Islamic date today
التاريخ الهجري
Worked out for today's date in the UAE.
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
- Moon sighting committee of the UAE Council for Fatwa
- Method
- Sighting for Ramadan and the Eids
- Time zone
- GST, UTC+4
- Umm al-Qura today
- …
Adjust for the local sighting
If the month began a day later in the UAE 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 the UAE. 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 the UAE, who sets it and why it can differ
Today's Hijri date in the UAE is shown at the top of this page. It is worked out in your browser for the current calendar day in the UAE, using Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar, the most widely used reference. In the UAE, the date used for worship comes from: Moon sighting committee of the UAE Council for Fatwa. The method: 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 the UAE
In the United Arab Emirates the start of Ramadan, Shawwal and Dhul Hijjah is decided by the official moon-sighting committee, which in recent years has been convened by the UAE Council for Fatwa (in earlier years it was chaired by the Minister of Justice). It asks the public to report sightings on the 29th, meets that evening, and the decision is published by WAM, the Emirates News Agency. Day to day, Hijri dates in the UAE are close to the Umm al-Qura calendar.
Is it the same date as in Saudi Arabia?
The UAE's announcements usually fall on the same day as Saudi Arabia's. For Ramadan 2026, both began on Wednesday 18 February. If the committee's decision differs from the Umm al-Qura date, follow the announcement, which is what masjids and employers in the UAE use.
When the Islamic date changes
The Islamic day begins at sunset, not at midnight: the night comes before its day. So after Maghrib in the UAE, 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 the UAE.
| 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.
- UAE Council for Fatwa and the moon-sighting committee, announcements published by WAM, the Emirates News Agency (wam.ae).
- Gulf News, reports on the Ramadan 1447 announcement (February 2026).
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 the UAE?
The date at the top of this page is today's Hijri date for the current day in the UAE, by the Umm al-Qura calendar. If the month began a day later in the UAE, choose −1 day. After sunset the Islamic date has already moved on to the next day.
Which Islamic calendar does the UAE follow?
The official moon-sighting committee, convened by the UAE Council for Fatwa, announces Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr and Dhul Hijjah after the crescent is sought on the 29th. Day-to-day dates are close to the Umm al-Qura calendar.
Is the Islamic date in the UAE the same as in Saudi Arabia?
Usually, yes. The UAE's Ramadan and Eid announcements normally fall on the same day as Saudi Arabia's, as they did for Ramadan 2026.
When does Ramadan 2027 start in the UAE?
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 the UAE, follow the moon-sighting committee'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.