Is tonight Laylatul Qadr? Check the odd nights where you live
Laylat al-Qadr is sought in the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan. Pick your city and see at once whether tonight is one of them, when it begins at Maghrib and when it ends at Fajr.
| Night | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 21st | Sat 27 Feb Maghrib | Sun 28 Feb Fajr |
| 23rd | Mon 1 Mar Maghrib | Tue 2 Mar Fajr |
| 25th | Wed 3 Mar Maghrib | Thu 4 Mar Fajr |
| 27th Most hoped for | Fri 5 Mar Maghrib | Sat 6 Mar Fajr |
| 29th | Sun 7 Mar Maghrib | Mon 8 Mar Fajr |
Each night begins at Maghrib on the evening before its day and ends at Fajr.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
Allāhumma innaka ʿafuwwun tuḥibbul-ʿafwa faʿfu ʿannī
O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3513, graded sahih by al-Albani. Aishah asked what to say if she knew which night it was, and the Prophet ﷺ taught her this.
Ramadan begins
The second date is for places that start a day after the Umm al-Qura calendar, after a local moon sighting.
Your location stays in your browser. It is only used to work out Maghrib and Fajr, with the same method as our prayer times.
Guide
Is it Laylat al-Qadr tonight? How to tell, and why no one can be sure
No one can say for certain that a given night is Laylat al-Qadr. The Prophet ﷺ told us to seek it in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan,1 so if tonight is the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th night, it is one of the nights it may be. The banner above tells you which night tonight is, for your city and your Ramadan start date.
When does each night start and end?
An Islamic night comes before its day. The 27th night begins at Maghrib on the evening after the 26th fast and ends at Fajr, when the 27th fast begins. With Ramadan 2027 starting on Monday 8 February, the odd nights begin on the evenings of Sat 27 Feb, Mon 1 Mar, Wed 3 Mar, Fri 5 Mar and Sun 7 Mar. If your masjid started Ramadan on Tuesday 9 February, each night is one evening later. Tap the second date in the tool to switch.
Why the date can differ where you live
Places that begin Ramadan on different days count the nights differently. Your 27th night may be someone else's 26th. Scholars say each community follows its own start, so seek the night by your local count, and, if you can, strive in all ten nights so you do not miss it whichever count is right.
The signs of the night
Ubayy ibn Kab said the sign is that the sun rises the next morning white, without strong rays.2 That sign is only seen after the night has passed, which is part of the wisdom of keeping it hidden: people worship on every night instead of one.
What to do tonight
- Pray Isha and taraweeh, and pray in the last third of the night if you can. See when tonight's last third begins.
- Repeat the dua above, the one the Prophet ﷺ taught Aishah for this night.
- Recite Quran, make istighfar and ask for your needs. Give some charity.
- "Whoever stands in prayer on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and hoping for reward will have his past sins forgiven."3
In the last ten, the Prophet ﷺ would tighten his waist-wrap, spend the night in worship and wake his family.4 For the full guide, the 27th night, and itikaf, see Laylatul Qadr 2027.
Women in their period
A woman in her period does not pray or touch the mushaf, and in the relied-upon Hanafi view does not recite the Quran. She can still earn the night: make dua, dhikr and istighfar, say the Laylat al-Qadr dua, listen to the Quran and give charity.
Other madhhabs
- Maliki
- She may recite the Quran from memory, without touching the mushaf.
- Shafi'i, Hanbali
- As in the Hanafi school: no prayer and no recitation as Quran, but dua, dhikr and charity.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 2017, from Aishah.
- Sahih Muslim 762, from Ubayy ibn Kab.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 1901, from Abu Hurayrah.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 2024; Sahih Muslim 1174.
- Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, Bab al-Hayd. The other madhhabs' positions are summarised from their standard manuals.
The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.
Questions
Good to know
Is today Laylatul Qadr?
If tonight is the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th night of Ramadan by your local start, it is one of the nights Laylat al-Qadr may be. No one knows for certain which one. The tool above tells you which night tonight is.
Which night is Laylatul Qadr in 2027?
It is in the last ten nights. With Ramadan starting on 8 February 2027, the odd nights begin at Maghrib on Sat 27 Feb, 1, 3, 5 and 7 March. The 27th night begins on the evening of Friday 5 March.
Does Laylatul Qadr start at Maghrib?
Yes. The Islamic night begins at sunset, so each odd night begins at Maghrib on the evening before its day and lasts until Fajr.
Is Laylatul Qadr only on the odd nights?
The hadith tell us to seek it in the odd nights, and most scholars hold it is most likely on one of them, especially the 27th. Some scholars said it can fall on any of the last ten, so many people strive on all ten.
What is the dua for Laylatul Qadr?
Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa'fu anni: "O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me" (Tirmidhi 3513).