Eid al-Adha · Bakrid Festival The feast of the sacrifice, kept on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, the day after the standing at Arafat that is the heart of the Hajj.
Eid al-Adha · Bakrid 2027 falls on Monday, 17 May, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Eid al-Adha · Bakrid
- தமிழ்
- பக்ரீத்
- తెలుగు
- బక్రీద్
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- ಬಕ್ರೀದ್
- മലയാളം
- ബക്രീദ്
- हिन्दी
- ईद उल-अज़हा
- বাংলা
- ঈদুল আজহা
- मराठी
- बकरी ईद
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- ਬਕਰੀਦ
- অসমীয়া
- ঈদুল আজহা
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
- Monday, 17 May 2027
- Friday, 5 May 2028
- Tuesday, 24 April 2029
Where Eid al-Adha · Bakrid falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 17 May
- 2028: 5 May
- 2029: 24 Apr
The dates, year by year
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Eid al-Adha · Bakrid |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Saturday, 7 June 2025 |
| 2026 | Wednesday, 27 May 2026 |
| 2027 | Monday, 17 May 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 5 May 2028 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, 24 April 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, 14 April 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday, 3 April 2031 |
| 2032 | Monday, 22 March 2032 |
| 2033 | Saturday, 12 March 2033 |
| 2034 | Wednesday, 1 March 2034 |
| 2035 | Sunday, 18 February 2035 |
| 2036 | Friday, 8 February 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The feast of the sacrifice, kept on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, the day after the standing at Arafat that is the heart of the Hajj. It remembers Ibrahim's willingness to give up his son and the ram sent in his place. After the morning prayer a goat or a sheep is sacrificed and the meat divided in three: a third for the house, a third for relatives and a third for the poor.
- Deity
- Allah
- Kind
- Festival Days of celebration: the house is decorated, a feast is cooked and the temple is visited.
The hour
Clock times for Monday, 17 May 2027 at Chennai
The tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, counted from the sighting of that month's crescent. The date printed here is the TABULAR Islamic one, a calculation, and the observed day can be one or two days from it; the sighting committee decides, not the arithmetic.
This day carries no instant that can be put on a clock: it is fixed by the tithi or the nakshatra running at sunrise, or by a moonrise the app does not compute. The rule above is the whole of it.
The fast
No fast is kept on the day itself, and fasting on it is forbidden. Many fast on the day of Arafat, the ninth, which is the day before.
Where the regions differ
Kept across India as Bakrid, from the bakra, the goat; Kerala and Hyderabad keep the largest prayers, and several states regulate where the sacrifice may be done.
The dates above are the Tamil Nadu reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.