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Date, Day & Countdown | CalendarBest" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://calendarbest.com/llms.txt) ## Day of the week **Wednesday** It begins at sundown on Tue, Feb 17. ## Day off **Not a federal holiday** ## Countdown **Day 49 of 2026** 48 days after January 1. ## **How the Date of Ramadan Is Determined** Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, so Ramadan starts about 11 days earlier each year. Dates follow the Fiqh Council of North America's calculation; local moon sighting can shift them by a day. ## **Ramadan Dates 2026–2031** | Year | Date | Weekday | | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | February 18 | Wednesday | | [2027](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/ramadan/2027) | February 8 | Monday | | [2028](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/ramadan/2028) | January 28 | Friday | | [2029](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/ramadan/2029) | January 16 | Tuesday | | [2030](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/ramadan/2030) | January 5 | Saturday | | [2031](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/ramadan/2031) | December 15 | Monday | ## **Ramadan 2026 FAQ** ### **When Is Ramadan 2026?** Ramadan 2026 is on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 and ends on Thursday, March 19, 2026. It begins at sundown on Tue, Feb 17. ### **Is Ramadan a federal holiday?** No. Ramadan is not one of the 11 US federal holidays, so it is not a paid day off by law; employers decide whether to give time off. ### **How is the date of Ramadan determined?** Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, so Ramadan starts about 11 days earlier each year. Dates follow the Fiqh Council of North America's calculation; local moon sighting can shift them by a day. ### **When Is Ramadan 2027?** Ramadan 2027 is on Monday, February 8, 2027. ## **Print February 2026 with Ramadan** Open February 2026 in the builder, add your plans around Ramadan, and export a PDF. 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