When is Eid al-Fitr 2021?

Eid al-Fitr 2021 started on Thursday 13th May, 2021 (13/05/2021) 1318 days ago and ended on Saturday 15th May, 2021 (15/05/2021) 1316 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 2021 will be observed on the sunset of Wednesday 12th May, 2021.

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.

What is Eid al-Fitr?

Eid al-Fitr

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.

Dates for Eid al-Fitr from 2015 to 2030

The next occurrence of Eid al-Fitr is marked in red

When is ...?starts onends onDays away
Eid al-Fitr 2030Monday 4th Feb, 2030Wednesday 6th Feb, 2030 starts in 1870 days
Eid al-Fitr 2029Wednesday 14th Feb, 2029Friday 16th Feb, 2029 starts in 1515 days
Eid al-Fitr 2028Saturday 26th Feb, 2028Monday 28th Feb, 2028 starts in 1161 days
Eid al-Fitr 2027Tuesday 9th Mar, 2027Thursday 11th Mar, 2027 starts in 807 days
Eid al-Fitr 2026Friday 20th Mar, 2026Sunday 22nd Mar, 2026 starts in 453 days
Eid al-Fitr 2025Sunday 30th Mar, 2025Tuesday 1st Apr, 2025 starts in 98 days
Eid al-Fitr 2024Wednesday 10th Apr, 2024Friday 12th Apr, 2024 ended 253 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2023Friday 21st Apr, 2023Sunday 23rd Apr, 2023 ended 608 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2022Monday 2nd May, 2022Wednesday 4th May, 2022 ended 962 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2021Thursday 13th May, 2021Saturday 15th May, 2021 ended 1316 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2020Sunday 24th May, 2020Tuesday 26th May, 2020 ended 1670 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2019Tuesday 4th Jun, 2019Thursday 6th Jun, 2019 ended 2025 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2018Friday 15th Jun, 2018Sunday 17th Jun, 2018 ended 2379 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2017Sunday 25th Jun, 2017Tuesday 27th Jun, 2017 ended 2734 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2016Wednesday 6th Jul, 2016Friday 8th Jul, 2016 ended 3088 days ago
Eid al-Fitr 2015Friday 17th Jul, 2015Sunday 19th Jul, 2015 ended 3443 days ago
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Quick Facts

Start DateMay 13, 2021
End DateMay 15, 2021
When? Ended 1316 days ago
Duration3 Days
Type Muslim Holidays

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