Eid al-Adha 2028 is on Thursday, May 4, 2028

The exact date of Eid al-Adha 2028

Eid al-Adha 2028 falls on Thursday, May 4, 2028. That is a Thursday, a regular working weekday in most countries. It is the 125th day of 2028 and sits in ISO week 18. If you are planning around it, the day of the week matters as much as the date itself, because it decides whether the observance creates a long weekend, a midweek pause, or a day that has to be moved under local substitute-holiday rules.

With Eid al-Adha on a Thursday, one day of leave on the Friday creates a four-day weekend, a popular bridge-day move.

Compared with 2027, when it fell on May 15, Eid al-Adha 2028 moves about 10 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar. This drift is normal for a holiday tied to a lunar or lunisolar calendar rather than a fixed civil date.

Eid al-Adha around 2028

How the date moves in the years either side of 2028. Each year links to its own page with a countdown and the full day-of-week detail.

About Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha, often translated as the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the two major Islamic festivals. It falls on the tenth day of Dhul-Hijjah, the final month of the Hijri calendar, and coincides with the closing rites of the Hajj pilgrimage. The holiday recalls Ibrahim's devotion and is observed with communal prayer, family gatherings, charitable sharing, and, where practiced, the ritual sacrifice with meat distributed among relatives and people in need. Since the Hijri calendar is lunar, the Gregorian date changes every year. timekit uses its shipped religious holidays data for the listed date; official local announcements and moon-sighting practice may differ by a day.

Calendar note: Computed with the local Hijri Umm al-Qura-aligned engine.

Eid al-Adha 2028, common questions

When is Eid al-Adha 2028?

Eid al-Adha 2028 falls on Thursday, May 4, 2028, running through Sunday, May 7, 2028.

What day of the week is Eid al-Adha 2028?

In 2028, Eid al-Adha falls on a Thursday, a weekday.

When is Eid al-Adha the year after 2028?

In 2029, Eid al-Adha falls on Monday, April 23.

What date was Eid al-Adha 2027?

In 2027, Eid al-Adha fell on Saturday, May 15.

Why does the date of Eid al-Adha change each year?

Since the Hijri calendar is lunar, the Gregorian date changes every year. timekit uses its shipped religious holidays data for the listed date; official local announcements and moon-sighting practice may differ by a day.