Ramadan 2027 likely to begin on 8 February and Eid-ul-Fitr on 10 March, subject to moon sighting
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Next year, 2027, the holy month of Ramadan may begin on 8 February (Monday). Middle East-based news outlet Gulf News reported this probable date in a recent report. The final dates of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr, however, will depend entirely on the sighting of the moon.
Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, is coming round again. Because the Hijri calendar follows the moon, the month comes about 10 to 11 days earlier every year.
The forecast says the Ramadan moon may be sighted on the evening of Sunday, 7 February 2027. If the moon is sighted, Tarawih prayers will begin that night, and the first fast is likely to be observed the next day, 8 February. The final start date of Ramadan will, however, depend on the moon sighting.
The Islamic calendar is based on the movement of the moon. Its 12 months have a total of 354 or 355 days, about 10 to 11 days fewer than the conventional solar year. As a result, Ramadan’s place in the Gregorian calendar moves a little earlier every year. Over a span of about 33 years, Muslims get to fast in every season of the year.
According to astronomical forecasts, Eid-ul-Fitr may be celebrated on Wednesday, 10 March 2027. Whether Ramadan lasts 29 or 30 days will, however, be decided by the sighting of the Shawwal moon, so the date of Eid will also be finalised on the basis of the moon sighting.
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Hijri calendar, is extremely holy and significant for Muslims, as the revelation of the Holy Quran to the Prophet (PBUH) began in this month. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn (Subh Sadiq) to sunset, abstaining from food, drink and smoking. Alongside, they try to earn Allah’s pleasure through prayer, Quran recitation, charity and self-purification.
Although astronomical calculations put 8 February as the probable start of Ramadan, the final announcement will be based mainly on the sighting of the moon.
Source: Gulf News
Background
In Bangladesh this year, the Ramadan moon was sighted on the evening of 18 February and the first fast was observed on Thursday, 19 February. Fasting in Saudi Arabia had begun a day earlier, on Wednesday — Dhaka Times reported this on 18 February 2026.
At a glance
In Bangladesh, the start of the fast is announced by the National Moon Sighting Committee. According to a Khobor Sangjog report of 18 February 2026, the committee meets in the Islamic Foundation’s conference room at Baitul Mukarram, and anyone who sights the moon anywhere in the country is asked to inform the deputy commissioner or the upazila nirbahi officer.
Sources
Background sources: Dhaka Times, 18 February 2026; Khobor Sangjog, 18 February 2026
