When is Day of Arafah 2021?

Day of Arafah 2021 started on Monday 19th Jul, 2021 (19/07/2021) 1252 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 2021 will be observed on the sunset of Sunday 18th Jul, 2021.

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 1936 days
Day of Arafah 2029MondayApr 23rd in 1582 days
Day of Arafah 2028ThursdayMay 4th in 1228 days
Day of Arafah 2027SaturdayMay 15th in 873 days
Day of Arafah 2026TuesdayMay 26th in 519 days
Day of Arafah 2025ThursdayJun 5th in 164 days
Day of Arafah 2024SaturdayJun 15th 190 days ago
Day of Arafah 2023TuesdayJun 27th 544 days ago
Day of Arafah 2022FridayJul 8th 898 days ago
Day of Arafah 2021MondayJul 19th 1252 days ago
Day of Arafah 2020ThursdayJul 30th 1606 days ago
Day of Arafah 2019SaturdayAug 10th 1961 days ago
Day of Arafah 2018MondayAug 20th 2316 days ago
Day of Arafah 2017ThursdayAug 31st 2670 days ago
Day of Arafah 2016SaturdaySep 10th 3025 days ago
Day of Arafah 2015TuesdaySep 22nd 3379 days ago
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Quick Facts

Start DateJul 19, 2021
When? Ended 1252 days ago
Duration1 Day
Type Muslim Holidays

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