🌙 1 Muharram 1449 AH

When Is the Islamic New Year 2027?

The Islamic New Year 2027 (1 Muharram 1449 AH) is expected on Sunday, June 6, 2027, beginning at sunset on Saturday, June 5. The Day of Ashura follows on Tuesday, June 15, 2027.

Key Dates

New Year’s EveSat, Jun 5, 2027Evening — 1 Muharram begins

1 Muharram 1449Sun, Jun 6, 2027Islamic New Year

Tasu‘aMon, Jun 14, 20279 Muharram

AshuraTue, Jun 15, 202710 Muharram

Dates follow the Saudi Umm al-Qura calendar and may vary by ±1 day with local moon sighting.

What is the Islamic New Year?

The Islamic New Year, or Hijri New Year, marks the first day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. The Hijri calendar is counted from the Hijrah — the Prophet’s ﷺ migration from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE — and was established during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA).

Because the Islamic year is lunar and about 11 days shorter than the solar year, the Islamic New Year moves earlier in the Gregorian calendar each year. 1449 AH begins in June 2027; 1450 AH is expected to begin in late May 2028.

Muharram: a sacred month

Muharram is one of the four sacred months in which good deeds are multiplied and wrongdoing is graver. The Prophet ﷺ called it “the month of Allah” and said the best fasting after Ramadan is fasting in Muharram (Muslim). There are no special rituals prescribed for 1 Muharram itself, but the start of the year is a natural moment to renew intentions and set goals for worship and learning.

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