When is Day of Arafah 2016?

Day of Arafah 2016 started on Saturday 10th Sep, 2016 (10/09/2016) 2993 days ago

Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Day of Arafah 2016 will be observed on the sunset of Friday 9th Sep, 2016.

Day of Arafah always falls on the same day according to the Islamic calendar; for it being a lunar calendar. Nonetheless, the day differs on the Gregorian calendar as it is a solar calendar; causing roughly an eleven day difference each year.

The dates of Day of Arafah are usually determined by either an actual sighting of the moon with the naked eyes, or through astronomical calculations. Note that dates provided here are based on the dates adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America.

What is Day of Arafah?

Day of Arafah

In the Islamic Lunar Calendar, the day of Arafa is a holy day that coincides with the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah. This is the second day of the pilgrimage and it is followed by the first day of Eid al-Adha.

Dates for Day of Arafah from 2015 to 2030

The next occurrence of Day of Arafah is marked in red

When is ...?WeekdayDateDays away
Day of Arafah 2030FridayApr 12th in 1968 days
Day of Arafah 2029MondayApr 23rd in 1614 days
Day of Arafah 2028ThursdayMay 4th in 1260 days
Day of Arafah 2027SaturdayMay 15th in 905 days
Day of Arafah 2026TuesdayMay 26th in 551 days
Day of Arafah 2025ThursdayJun 5th in 196 days
Day of Arafah 2024SaturdayJun 15th 158 days ago
Day of Arafah 2023TuesdayJun 27th 512 days ago
Day of Arafah 2022FridayJul 8th 866 days ago
Day of Arafah 2021MondayJul 19th 1220 days ago
Day of Arafah 2020ThursdayJul 30th 1574 days ago
Day of Arafah 2019SaturdayAug 10th 1929 days ago
Day of Arafah 2018MondayAug 20th 2284 days ago
Day of Arafah 2017ThursdayAug 31st 2638 days ago
Day of Arafah 2016SaturdaySep 10th 2993 days ago
Day of Arafah 2015TuesdaySep 22nd 3347 days ago
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Quick Facts

Start DateSep 10, 2016
When? Ended 2993 days ago
Duration1 Day
Type Muslim Holidays

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