1 Muharram 1449 AH
Islamic New Year 1449
Islamic New Year is expected on Sunday 6 June 2027, by the Umm al-Qura calendar.
Countdown
216 days
The night before begins at sunset on Saturday 5 June.
Where the month starts with the sighting of the new moon, the day can be a day later, now and then a day earlier.
Muharram 1449 AH
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun Islamic New Year | ||||||
| 27 Jun | 38 Jun | 49 Jun | 510 Jun | 611 Jun | 712 Jun | 813 Jun |
| 914 Jun | 1015 Jun Ashura | 1116 Jun | 1217 Jun | 1318 Jun | 1419 Jun | 1520 Jun |
| 1621 Jun | 1722 Jun | 1823 Jun | 1924 Jun | 2025 Jun | 2126 Jun | 2227 Jun |
| 2328 Jun | 2429 Jun | 2530 Jun | 261 Jul | 272 Jul | 283 Jul | 294 Jul |
Ashura, the 10th, and its fast: muharram10.com
Islamic New Year, year by year
| Hijri year | Date |
|---|---|
| 1447 | Thursday 26 June 2025 |
| 1448 | Tuesday 16 June 2026 |
| 1449 | Sunday 6 June 2027 |
| 1450 | Thursday 25 May 2028 |
| 1451 | Monday 14 May 2029 |
| 1452 | Saturday 4 May 2030 |
| 1453 | Wednesday 23 April 2031 |
| 1454 | Sunday 11 April 2032 |
| 1455 | Friday 1 April 2033 |
| 1456 | Wednesday 22 March 2034 |
| 1457 | Sunday 11 March 2035 |
| 1458 | Friday 29 February 2036 |
What the Islamic New Year is
The first day of Muharram, the first month of the Hijri calendar. It turns the year counted from the Hijrah, the Prophet’s migration from Makkah to Madinah that the Quran recalls (Quran 9:40): 1449 AH, beginning in June 2027, is the 1,449th lunar year since then.
No prayer or festival is attached to it, and Muslims mark it in different ways or not at all. Muharram’s standing comes from being one of the four sacred months (Quran 9:36).
You can give sadaqah openly, with every payment shown.
Why the Islamic New Year comes earlier each year
Twelve lunar months make about 354 days, eleven fewer than the solar year, so the new year moves about eleven days earlier every year: from early June in 2027 back through spring and winter, returning to June in about 33 years.
To read the verses on the months and the Hijrah in full, see Surah at-Tawbah on Muslims Around the World.
Questions about the Islamic New Year
When is the Islamic New Year?
On 1 Muharram, shown at the top of this page by the Umm al-Qura calendar. Where the month starts with a moon sighting, the Islamic New Year can be a day later.
Is the Islamic New Year a public holiday?
It is a public holiday in many Muslim-majority countries, but not in the UK, where the Islamic New Year passes as an ordinary working day.
What year is it in the Islamic calendar?
The Hijri year is shown at the top of every page of this site; a new one begins each 1 Muharram. 1448 AH began on 16 June 2026.