When is Laylat al-Qadr 2016?

Laylat al-Qadr 2016 started on Saturday 2nd Jul, 2016 (02/07/2016) 3094 days ago

Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Laylat al-Qadr 2016 will be observed on the sunset of Friday 1st Jul, 2016.

Laylat al-Qadr 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 Laylat al-Qadr 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 Laylat al-Qadr?

Laylat al-Qadr

Lailat al-Qadr means the Night of Destiny. It honors the anniversary of the night when the Qur'an was revealed to humanity to lead it to guidance through the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It is also known as the Night of Power.

Dates for Laylat al-Qadr from 2015 to 2030

The next occurrence of Laylat al-Qadr is marked in red

When is ...?WeekdayDateDays away
Laylat al-Qadr 2030ThursdayJan 31st in 1866 days
Laylat al-Qadr 2029SundayFeb 11th in 1512 days
Laylat al-Qadr 2028WednesdayFeb 23rd in 1158 days
Laylat al-Qadr 2027SaturdayMar 6th in 804 days
Laylat al-Qadr 2026MondayMar 16th in 449 days
Laylat al-Qadr 2025ThursdayMar 27th in 95 days
Laylat al-Qadr 2024SaturdayApr 6th 259 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2023TuesdayApr 18th 613 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2022ThursdayApr 28th 968 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2021SundayMay 9th 1322 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2020WednesdayMay 20th 1676 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2019SaturdayJun 1st 2030 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2018MondayJun 11th 2385 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2017ThursdayJun 22nd 2739 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2016SaturdayJul 2nd 3094 days ago
Laylat al-Qadr 2015TuesdayJul 14th 3448 days ago
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Quick Facts

Start DateJul 2, 2016
When? Ended 3094 days ago
Duration1 Day
Type Muslim Holidays

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