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.
When is Day of Arafah 2023?
Day of Arafah 2023 started on Tuesday 27th Jun, 2023 (27/06/2023) 546 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 2023 will be observed on the sunset of Monday 26th Jun, 2023.
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.
Dates for Day of Arafah from 2015 to 2030
When is ...? | Weekday | Date | Days away |
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Day of Arafah 2030 | Friday | Apr 12th | in 1934 days |
Day of Arafah 2029 | Monday | Apr 23rd | in 1580 days |
Day of Arafah 2028 | Thursday | May 4th | in 1226 days |
Day of Arafah 2027 | Saturday | May 15th | in 871 days |
Day of Arafah 2026 | Tuesday | May 26th | in 517 days |
Day of Arafah 2025 | Thursday | Jun 5th | in 162 days |
Day of Arafah 2024 | Saturday | Jun 15th | 192 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2023 | Tuesday | Jun 27th | 546 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2022 | Friday | Jul 8th | 900 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2021 | Monday | Jul 19th | 1254 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2020 | Thursday | Jul 30th | 1608 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2019 | Saturday | Aug 10th | 1963 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2018 | Monday | Aug 20th | 2318 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2017 | Thursday | Aug 31st | 2672 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2016 | Saturday | Sep 10th | 3027 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2015 | Tuesday | Sep 22nd | 3381 days ago |
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