When Is Eid al-Fitr 2027?

Projected date

Eid al-Fitr 1448 AH is projected to fall on Wednesday, 10 March 2027, following a Ramadan that is projected to begin on 8 February 2027.

Why it can shift

If Ramadan is 29 days in your country rather than 30, or if the Shawwal crescent is not sighted on the expected evening, Eid moves by a day. Different countries therefore celebrate on different days, which is normal and long-established.

Counting down

Use the Days Until Eid Calculator with your own Ramadan start date for an exact count.

Dates are astronomical projections for 1448 AH. The actual day of Eid depends on the sighting of the Shawwal crescent in your country — confirm with your local mosque.

Eid follows the start of Shawwal

If Ramadan lasts 29 days, Eid occurs one civil day earlier than if the month completes 30 days. A projected calendar should therefore show the likely range and then update when the relevant authority announces Shawwal.

Planning range for 1448 AH

Using 8 February 2027 as projected Ramadan day 1, day 29 falls on 8 March and a possible day 30 falls on 9 March. That places the planning window for Eid immediately after the recognised end of Ramadan. The final date should be updated when Shawwal is determined locally.

Do not mix astronomical projection with announcement

A page can explain the projected date while also linking to the authority followed in a country. Those are different layers of information and should be labelled separately.

Why the date remains projected

Eid al-Fitr is 1 Shawwal. If Ramadan begins on the projected date but completes only 29 days, Eid occurs one civil day earlier than it would after a 30-day Ramadan. Local authorities may also begin Ramadan on different dates.

Plan travel with a range

For flights, leave, school closures or events booked months ahead, treat the expected date as a planning window unless your jurisdiction fixes the calendar administratively. A moon-sighting announcement near the end of Ramadan can still determine the observed date.

What is not uncertain

The uncertainty concerns the civil date, not the place of Eid in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr is always the first day of Shawwal.

Frequently asked questions

Why do countries celebrate Eid on different days?

Because sighting criteria differ: some follow local sighting, some follow a regional or global sighting, and some follow calculation.