Ramadan starts 2028 is on Thursday, January 27, 2028

The exact date of Ramadan starts 2028

Ramadan starts 2028 falls on Thursday, January 27, 2028. That is a Thursday, a regular working weekday in most countries. It is the 27th day of 2028 and sits in ISO week 4. 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 Ramadan starts 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 February 7, Ramadan starts 2028 moves about 11 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.

Ramadan starts 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 Ramadan starts

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and a sacred period for Muslims worldwide. The month is widely observed through dawn-to-sunset fasting, increased prayer, Qur'an recitation, reflection, and acts of charity. The first day depends on the start of the Hijri month, so the Gregorian date shifts earlier by about eleven days each year. In many places, the start is confirmed by religious authorities after moon-sighting reports, while calendar-based dates are used for planning. This page uses the Ramadan start date already present in timekit's 2026-2035 religious holidays data, computed with the site's Hijri engine. Local observance can vary by one day.

Calendar note: Computed with the local Hijri Umm al-Qura-aligned engine; local crescent sightings may differ.

Ramadan starts 2028, common questions

When is Ramadan starts 2028?

Ramadan starts 2028 falls on Thursday, January 27, 2028.

What day of the week is Ramadan starts 2028?

In 2028, Ramadan starts falls on a Thursday, a weekday.

When is Ramadan starts the year after 2028?

In 2029, Ramadan starts falls on Monday, January 15.

What date was Ramadan starts 2027?

In 2027, Ramadan starts fell on Sunday, February 7.

Why does the date of Ramadan starts change each year?

This page uses the Ramadan start date already present in timekit's 2026-2035 religious holidays data, computed with the site's Hijri engine. Local observance can vary by one day.