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Time left until the morning of 1 Shawwal 1448, counted to midnight wherever you are. If your mosque expects Eid a day later, switch the date below.
Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept from us and from you.
Tonight's moon
Ramadan 1448 at a glance
Eid al-Fitr is the first day of Shawwal, the month that follows Ramadan. It is one of only two festivals in the Islamic year, and it begins with a prayer of thanks after a month of fasting.
Because the Islamic calendar follows the moon, each of these dates can move by a day depending on where you live. We've listed the dates from the Umm al-Qura calendar, which many communities use as a guide.
All dates 2027. Islamic days begin at sunset, so a "night" comes before its day.
The road to Eid
The moon thins night by night until it disappears, and Eid arrives with the first sliver of the new month.
The Prophet ﷺ worked harder in worship in these nights than at any other time, and woke his family to pray. It's the stretch of Ramadan most people try hardest to protect.
Making the most of the last tenThe Night of Decree, better than a thousand months. Nobody knows exactly which night it is, so it's sought on the odd nights: the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th.
The dua to say on these nightsA small, fixed charity for every person in the household, so that families in need can eat well on Eid too. Most people give it a day or two before.
Who pays, and how muchAfter sunset, people look west for the new moon. If it's seen, tomorrow is Eid. If not, Ramadan runs to thirty days and Eid comes the day after.
How the date is decidedA bath, your best clothes and a few dates before you leave. The takbir on the way, two rak'ahs together, a short sermon, then a different road home.
How to pray Salat al-EidFast six days in the month after Ramadan and, according to the hadith, it is as if you fasted the whole year. They don't need to be back to back.
Fitting the six fasts inGuides
Moon sighting, calculation and the evening of 8 March, explained without the jargon.
Read the guideWhat to sort out early so the last ten nights stay calm.
Read the guideOne sa' per person, before the prayer. Here's what that means today.
Read the guideStep by step, including the extra takbirs and what to do if you miss it.
Read the guideSheer khurma for the morning and date-filled ma'amoul for visitors.
Read the recipesGreetings
"Blessed Eid." Heard everywhere from Jakarta to Birmingham, and the one most people know.
"May Allah accept from us and from you." This is what the Companions said to one another on Eid.
"May every year find you well." Common across the Arab world, and lovely to hear from an older relative.
Questions
Eid al-Fitr 2027 (1 Shawwal 1448) is expected on Tuesday 9 March or Wednesday 10 March 2027. The Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia gives 9 March. Countries that wait for a local sighting of the crescent may well celebrate on the 10th. Use the switch at the top of the page to count down to the date your mosque expects.
Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027, with the first taraweeh prayer on the evening of Sunday 7 February. A local sighting may push this back by a day. Our Ramadan 2027 guide has the details.
At midnight at the start of the selected date, in your device's own time zone. It doesn't show the time of the Eid prayer, which each mosque sets for itself.
Each Islamic month starts with the new crescent. Some communities need it to be seen locally, some follow another country's sighting, and some use astronomical calculation. All three are held by scholars, and they can land a day apart. We explain it properly in how the Eid date is decided.
Before the Eid prayer. Most scholars allow it a day or two early, which gives charities time to get food to people. Our Zakat al-Fitr guide covers who pays and how much.
No. Fasting on the day of Eid al-Fitr is not allowed, as reported in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. The six recommended fasts of Shawwal can start from the second day.
اللهُ أكبر اللهُ أكبر، لا إله إلا الله
واللهُ أكبر اللهُ أكبر، ولله الحمد
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and all praise belongs to Allah. The takbir of Eid, said from the sighting of the moon until the prayer begins.