How Many Days Until Ramadan Start 2028? Countdown & Date

There are 443 days until Ramadan Start 2028, on Friday, 28 January 2028 (Friday). 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 2028?

Ramadan Start 2028 is on Friday, 28 January 2028 — Friday. That is 443 days from today (11 November 2026) — 63 weeks and 2 days, or about 14.6 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: Friday, 28 January 2028 minus 11 November 2026 is 443 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 2028 in the calendar

Ramadan Start 2028 is the 28th day of 2028 — a leap year of 366 days — and it falls in ISO week 4 of the year. There are 338 days left in the year after it, and 31 days in January 2028. 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 2028 there are 338 days — 48 weeks — left in 2028.

Planning for Ramadan Start 2028

443 days is 14 months — plenty of time to plan. If Ramadan Start 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 — Friday 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.

Ramadan Start 2028 falls on a Friday — 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 2028 is 443 days — which is 63 weeks and 2 days, 10632 hours, 637,920 minutes, or about 14.6 months. Of those 443 days, 317 are weekdays and 126 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 317 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 2028

When	Task
Now	Put Friday, 28 January 2028 in your calendar, with a reminder three months before.
Three months before	Book travel and request time off, if Ramadan Start 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 Ramadan Start, 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 Ramadan Start 2026 and Ramadan Start 2028.

Frequently asked questions

When is Ramadan Start 2028?

Ramadan Start 2028 is on Friday, 28 January 2028 (Friday). The exact date depends on moon sighting or the local calendar and can shift by a day.