Madinah Ramadan calendar 2027 (1448 AH), sehri and iftar times.

This calendar covers Ramadan 1448, which falls in February and March 2027 in Saudi Arabia. The fasts start short, at about 12 h 31 min, and get longer each day as sunrise comes earlier and sunset later.

Why masjid timetables in Madinah differ

Sunset is the same for everyone, so iftar times agree to within a minute or two. Sehri is where timetables differ, because methods put Fajr at different sun angles. The methods used in Saudi Arabia put Fajr within a minute or two of each other, so most differences come from masjids adding a few minutes for caution. If your masjid's sehri is earlier than ours, it probably uses a deeper angle or adds a safety margin. Follow your masjid.

The madhhab does not change sehri or iftar. All four schools agree the fast runs from true dawn to sunset. The Hanafi and other schools differ only on the start of Asr, which is why the prayer times page shows two Asr times.

When sehri ends and iftar begins

The fast begins at true dawn, the start of Fajr, and ends at sunset, the start of Maghrib. Allah says: "Eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread of night. Then complete the fast until the night."¹ So the "Sehri ends" column is the latest moment to finish eating in Madinah, and the "Iftar" column is when you break the fast.

Many printed timetables stop sehri about 10 minutes before Fajr as a safety margin, often called imsak. It is a precaution, not a separate time in the Sharia. Use the "5 min before" or "10 min before" switch if your masjid's timetable does this.

The intention for the fast

Laylat al-Qadr and the last ten nights

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan."³ With a start on 8 February, the odd nights begin at sunset on 27 February (21st), 1 March (23rd), 3 March (25th), 5 March (27th) and 7 March (29th). See the Laylat al-Qadr page for the nights in your time zone.

Duas for sehri and iftar

At iftar the Prophet ﷺ would say: Dhahaba al-ẓamaʾu wabtallat al-ʿurūqu wa thabata al-ajru in shāʾ Allāh, "The thirst is gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is certain, if Allah wills."⁴ The dua for breaking the fast page has the Arabic and its source.

1. Quran 2:187, translation by Sahih International.
2. Al-Marghinani, al-Hidayah, Kitab al-Sawm. The other madhhabs' positions are summarised from their standard manuals.
3. Sahih al-Bukhari 2017.
4. Sunan Abi Dawud 2357, graded hasan.

The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.