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How many days until Islamic New Year?
There are 208 days until Islamic New Year in 22 countries. It falls on Sunday, June 6, 2027.
A public holiday in 23 countries and territories in our data.
The story behind Islamic New Year
The Islamic New Year falls on the 1st of Muharram. The Islamic calendar counts its years from the Hijra, the Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622, which is why years are written with 'AH', after the Hijra.
The calendar is purely lunar, about eleven days shorter than the solar year, so the new year moves through all the seasons over roughly 33 years. For most Sunni Muslims it is a quiet day of reflection. For Shia Muslims, Muharram also opens the mourning that leads to Ashura on the 10th. The dates shown are estimates until the moon is sighted.
Where Islamic New Year is a public holiday
next 12 months| Country | Next date | When |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 | in 208 days |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 | in 208 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 | in 208 days |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
| 🇪🇭 Western Sahara | Sun, Jun 6, 2027 estimated | in 208 days |
All dates, 2026–2028
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