Ramadan is the name of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It is a holy month in which all Muslims practice fasting which means staying away from all things that are allowed out of Ramadan even food and drink for the sake of Allah. During Ramadan, all observant Muslims observe the Fast of Ramadan between dawn (fajr), and sunset (maghrib).
During Ramadan evenings, Muslims eat small meals and visit with friends and family. It is a time of worship and contemplation. A time to strengthen family and community ties.
It is also a time to get closer to Allah and refrain from committing sins. Ramadan ends with the festival of Eid al-Fitr.
When is Ramadan 2025?
Ramadan 2025 is on Saturday 1st Mar, 2025 (01/03/2025) in 68 days and ends on Sunday 30th Mar, 2025 (30/03/2025) in 97 days
Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Ramadan 2025 will be observed on the sunset of Friday 28th Feb, 2025.
Ramadan 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 Ramadan 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 Ramadan?
Dates for Ramadan from 2015 to 2030
When is ...? | starts on | ends on | Days away |
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Ramadan 2030 | Saturday 5th Jan, 2030 | Monday 4th Feb, 2030 | starts in 1839 days |
Ramadan 2029 | Tuesday 16th Jan, 2029 | Wednesday 14th Feb, 2029 | starts in 1485 days |
Ramadan 2028 | Friday 28th Jan, 2028 | Saturday 26th Feb, 2028 | starts in 1131 days |
Ramadan 2027 | Monday 8th Feb, 2027 | Tuesday 9th Mar, 2027 | starts in 777 days |
Ramadan 2026 | Wednesday 18th Feb, 2026 | Friday 20th Mar, 2026 | starts in 422 days |
Ramadan 2025 | Saturday 1st Mar, 2025 | Sunday 30th Mar, 2025 | starts in 68 days |
Ramadan 2024 | Monday 11th Mar, 2024 | Wednesday 10th Apr, 2024 | ended 256 days ago |
Ramadan 2023 | Thursday 23rd Mar, 2023 | Friday 21st Apr, 2023 | ended 611 days ago |
Ramadan 2022 | Saturday 2nd Apr, 2022 | Monday 2nd May, 2022 | ended 965 days ago |
Ramadan 2021 | Tuesday 13th Apr, 2021 | Thursday 13th May, 2021 | ended 1319 days ago |
Ramadan 2020 | Friday 24th Apr, 2020 | Sunday 24th May, 2020 | ended 1673 days ago |
Ramadan 2019 | Monday 6th May, 2019 | Tuesday 4th Jun, 2019 | ended 2028 days ago |
Ramadan 2018 | Wednesday 16th May, 2018 | Friday 15th Jun, 2018 | ended 2382 days ago |
Ramadan 2017 | Saturday 27th May, 2017 | Sunday 25th Jun, 2017 | ended 2737 days ago |
Ramadan 2016 | Monday 6th Jun, 2016 | Wednesday 6th Jul, 2016 | ended 3091 days ago |
Ramadan 2015 | Thursday 18th Jun, 2015 | Friday 17th Jul, 2015 | ended 3446 days ago |
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