There are 561 days until Islamic New Year 2028, on Thursday, 25 May 2028 (Thursday). The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day. This page counts down to the day, explains what it is and how it is observed, and gives the dates for 2026, 2027 and 2028.
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When is Islamic New Year 2028?
Islamic New Year 2028 is on Thursday, 25 May 2028 — Thursday. That is 561 days from today (11 November 2026) — 80 weeks and 1 days, or about 18.4 months. It is a Islamic observance. The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day.
How the countdown is worked out
The countdown is the number of days from today to the holiday's date: Thursday, 25 May 2028 minus 11 November 2026 is 561 days. The count is in calendar days — it counts the days you have to wait, not the number of midnights, and it does not count today. The countdown timer recomputes the number live, second by second, and the days until calculator does the same calculation for any date you choose. If the holiday is in a different time zone from you, the day starts at a different moment — but the date is the date, and the countdown is in days, so the time zone does not change the number.
What is Islamic New Year?
The Islamic New Year, 1 Muharram, marks the start of the year in the Islamic lunar calendar. Its date depends on the sighting of the new moon, so it can shift by a day.
How Islamic New Year is observed
It is a quiet day of reflection and prayer rather than celebration, and a public holiday in many Muslim countries. It commemorates the Hijra, the Prophet Muhammad's migration to Medina in 622 CE.
How the date is worked out
Islamic New Year follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, so its date moves each year and the exact date depends on the moon sighting or the local calendar. The dates on this page are the expected dates; they can shift by a day. For planning travel or time off, confirm the date with an official source for your country — and for religious observance, with your local religious authority.
Islamic New Year dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 June 2026 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | 6 June 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | 25 May 2028 | Thursday |
Islamic New Year 2028 in the calendar
Islamic New Year 2028 is the 146th day of 2028 — a leap year of 366 days — and it falls in ISO week 21 of the year. There are 220 days left in the year after it, and 31 days in May 2028. In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.
The week number matters more than people think: in business and government across Europe, dates are often given as week numbers, and the week number finder gives the ISO week for any date. The day-of-year number is used in astronomy, in logistics and in some payroll systems. And the days-left figure is the useful one for planning the rest of the year: after Islamic New Year 2028 there are 220 days — 31 weeks — left in 2028.
Planning for Islamic New Year 2028
561 days is 18 months — plenty of time to plan. If Islamic New Year means travel, book it now: fares and hotels are usually cheapest months in advance, and the popular dates sell out. If it means time off work, put the request in early, especially if the holiday falls on a weekday — Thursday is a working day for most people, so the day off needs to be booked. And if it means gifts or preparations, the countdown is long enough that a little planning each week is worth more than a rush in the last few days.
Islamic New Year 2028 falls on a Thursday — a weekday — so most people need to take the day off to mark it properly. Book the time off early, especially if the holiday is one people travel for: the days around a weekday holiday are among the busiest travel days of the year, and the fares rise as the date approaches.
The countdown in other units
The countdown to Islamic New Year 2028 is 561 days — which is 80 weeks and 1 days, 13464 hours, 807,840 minutes, or about 18.4 months. Of those 561 days, 401 are weekdays and 160 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 401 of them left before the holiday. The days between dates calculator works out the same numbers for any two dates, and the business days calculator counts the working days excluding public holidays.
Islamic New Year around the world
As an Islamic observance, this day follows the Islamic lunar calendar, so its date moves each year and the exact date depends on the sighting of the new moon — it can shift by a day. It is a public holiday across the Muslim world. The lunar calendar is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, so Islamic observances move backwards through the seasons, falling about 11 days earlier each year.
Planning checklist for Islamic New Year 2028
| When | Task |
|---|---|
| Now | Put Thursday, 25 May 2028 in your calendar, with a reminder three months before. |
| Three months before | Book travel and request time off, if Islamic New Year means either — fares are usually cheapest this far out. |
| One month before | Buy gifts or make preparations, and confirm plans with family. |
| One week before | Check the date once more — lunar dates can shift by a day — and finalise the plan. |
More countdowns
If you are counting down to Islamic New Year, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2028, New Year's Day 2028, Easter Sunday 2028. And for the same holiday in another year, see Islamic New Year 2026 and Islamic New Year 2028.
Frequently asked questions
When is Islamic New Year 2028?
Islamic New Year 2028 is on Thursday, 25 May 2028 (Thursday). The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day.
How many days until Islamic New Year 2028?
There are 561 days until Islamic New Year 2028 from 11 November 2026.
What day of the week is Islamic New Year 2028?
Islamic New Year 2028 is a Thursday.
When is Islamic New Year in 2026?
Islamic New Year 2026 is on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 (Tuesday).
Is Islamic New Year a public holiday?
Islamic New Year is a religious observance; whether it is a public holiday depends on the country. It is a public holiday in the countries where that religion is the majority or an official faith.
What is Islamic New Year?
The Islamic New Year, 1 Muharram, marks the start of the year in the Islamic lunar calendar. Its date depends on the sighting of the new moon, so it can shift by a day.
How many weeks until Islamic New Year 2028?
There are 80 weeks and 1 days until Islamic New Year 2028 — 561 days in total.
How many working days are left until Islamic New Year 2028?
Count the weekdays between today and the holiday: the business days calculator does it, excluding weekends and the public holidays you add. The countdown in other units above gives the weekday count for Islamic New Year 2028.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - Holiday dates: TimeFlow's own holiday data (
data/holidays.ts). Lunar and lunisolar dates are labelled approximate: the exact local date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day. - TimeFlow's countdown timer and days until calculator — the live tools behind the countdown on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.