There are 89 days until Ramadan Start 2027, on Monday, 8 February 2027 (Monday). 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 Ramadan Start 2027?
Ramadan Start 2027 is on Monday, 8 February 2027 — Monday. That is 89 days from today (11 November 2026) — 12 weeks and 5 days, or about 2.9 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: Monday, 8 February 2027 minus 11 November 2026 is 89 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 Ramadan Start?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the holy month of fasting for Muslims. The exact start date depends on the sighting of the new moon, so it can shift by a day.
How Ramadan Start is observed
Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, pray more, and gather for iftar, the meal that breaks the fast, and for suhoor before dawn. The month ends with Eid al-Fitr.
How the date is worked out
Ramadan Start 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.
Ramadan Start dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 February 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | 8 February 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | 28 January 2028 | Friday |
Ramadan Start 2027 in the calendar
Ramadan Start 2027 is the 39th day of 2027 — a year of 365 days — and it falls in ISO week 6 of the year. There are 326 days left in the year after it, and 28 days in February 2027. In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter; 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 Ramadan Start 2027 there are 326 days — 46 weeks — left in 2027.
Planning for Ramadan Start 2027
89 days is about 12 weeks — enough time to plan, but not so much that it can wait. If Ramadan Start means travel, book it this week: fares rise as the date approaches. If it means time off work, put the request in now. And if it means preparations, start them — 12 weeks is enough for most plans, but not if you leave it to the last week.
Ramadan Start 2027 falls on a Monday — 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 Ramadan Start 2027 is 89 days — which is 12 weeks and 5 days, 2136 hours, 128,160 minutes, or about 2.9 months. Of those 89 days, 63 are weekdays and 26 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 63 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.
Ramadan Start 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 Ramadan Start 2027
| When | Task |
|---|---|
| This week | Book travel and request time off, if Ramadan Start means either — fares rise as the date approaches. |
| Two weeks 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 Ramadan Start, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2027, New Year's Day 2027, Easter Sunday 2027. And for the same holiday in another year, see Ramadan Start 2026 and Ramadan Start 2028.
Frequently asked questions
When is Ramadan Start 2027?
Ramadan Start 2027 is on Monday, 8 February 2027 (Monday). The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day.
How many days until Ramadan Start 2027?
There are 89 days until Ramadan Start 2027 from 11 November 2026.
What day of the week is Ramadan Start 2027?
Ramadan Start 2027 is a Monday.
When is Ramadan Start in 2026?
Ramadan Start 2026 is on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 (Wednesday).
Is Ramadan Start a public holiday?
Ramadan Start 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 Ramadan Start?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the holy month of fasting for Muslims. The exact start date depends on the sighting of the new moon, so it can shift by a day.
How many weeks until Ramadan Start 2027?
There are 12 weeks and 5 days until Ramadan Start 2027 — 89 days in total.
How many working days are left until Ramadan Start 2027?
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 Ramadan Start 2027.
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.