The happy celebration to mark the end of a beautiful month of Ramadan is known as Eid al-Fitr. The meaning of Fitr is “to break” that illustrates the breaking of the Feast period. Muslims forgive and forgot all past arguments and quarrels and celebrate it together with sweet dishes and other delicious meals.
When is Eid al-Fitr 2017?
Eid al-Fitr 2017 started on Sunday 25th Jun, 2017 (25/06/2017) 2735 days ago and ended on Tuesday 27th Jun, 2017 (27/06/2017) 2733 days ago
Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Eid al-Fitr 2017 will be observed on the sunset of Saturday 24th Jun, 2017.
Eid al-Fitr 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 Eid al-Fitr 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 Eid al-Fitr from 2015 to 2030
When is ...? | starts on | ends on | Days away |
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Eid al-Fitr 2030 | Monday 4th Feb, 2030 | Wednesday 6th Feb, 2030 | starts in 1871 days |
Eid al-Fitr 2029 | Wednesday 14th Feb, 2029 | Friday 16th Feb, 2029 | starts in 1516 days |
Eid al-Fitr 2028 | Saturday 26th Feb, 2028 | Monday 28th Feb, 2028 | starts in 1162 days |
Eid al-Fitr 2027 | Tuesday 9th Mar, 2027 | Thursday 11th Mar, 2027 | starts in 808 days |
Eid al-Fitr 2026 | Friday 20th Mar, 2026 | Sunday 22nd Mar, 2026 | starts in 454 days |
Eid al-Fitr 2025 | Sunday 30th Mar, 2025 | Tuesday 1st Apr, 2025 | starts in 99 days |
Eid al-Fitr 2024 | Wednesday 10th Apr, 2024 | Friday 12th Apr, 2024 | ended 252 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2023 | Friday 21st Apr, 2023 | Sunday 23rd Apr, 2023 | ended 607 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2022 | Monday 2nd May, 2022 | Wednesday 4th May, 2022 | ended 961 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2021 | Thursday 13th May, 2021 | Saturday 15th May, 2021 | ended 1315 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2020 | Sunday 24th May, 2020 | Tuesday 26th May, 2020 | ended 1669 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2019 | Tuesday 4th Jun, 2019 | Thursday 6th Jun, 2019 | ended 2024 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2018 | Friday 15th Jun, 2018 | Sunday 17th Jun, 2018 | ended 2378 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2017 | Sunday 25th Jun, 2017 | Tuesday 27th Jun, 2017 | ended 2733 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2016 | Wednesday 6th Jul, 2016 | Friday 8th Jul, 2016 | ended 3087 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr 2015 | Friday 17th Jul, 2015 | Sunday 19th Jul, 2015 | ended 3442 days ago |
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