Eid al-Fitr · Ramzan Id Festival The day the month of Ramzan ends and the month-long fast is broken, kept on 1 Shawwal.
Eid al-Fitr · Ramzan Id 2027 falls on Wednesday, 10 March, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Eid al-Fitr · Ramzan Id
- தமிழ்
- ரம்ஜான் நோன்பு பெருநாள்
- తెలుగు
- ఈద్ ఉల్ ఫితర్
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- ಈದ್ ಉಲ್ ಫಿತ್ರ್
- മലയാളം
- ഈദുൽ ഫിത്ർ
- हिन्दी
- ईद उल-फ़ित्र
- বাংলা
- ঈদুল ফিতর
- मराठी
- रमजान ईद
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- ਈਦ ਉਲ ਫ਼ਿਤਰ
- অসমীয়া
- ঈদুল ফিতৰ
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
- Wednesday, 10 March 2027
- Sunday, 27 February 2028
- Thursday, 15 February 2029
Where Eid al-Fitr · Ramzan Id falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 10 Mar
- 2028: 27 Feb
- 2029: 15 Feb
The dates, year by year
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Eid al-Fitr · Ramzan Id |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday, 31 March 2025 |
| 2026 | Friday, 20 March 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 10 March 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 27 February 2028 |
| 2029 | Thursday, 15 February 2029 |
| 2030 | Tuesday, 5 February 2030 |
| 2031 | Saturday, 25 January 2031 |
| 2032 | Wednesday, 14 January 2032 |
| 2033 | Monday, 3 January 2033 — some traditions keep it on Friday, 23 December 2033 |
| 2034 | Tuesday, 12 December 2034 |
| 2035 | Sunday, 2 December 2035 |
| 2036 | Thursday, 20 November 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 day the month of Ramzan ends and the month-long fast is broken, kept on 1 Shawwal. The Eid namaz is prayed in congregation in the morning, at the idgah or the large mosque, and the zakat al-fitr, a measure of food or its value, is given to the poor before the prayer so that everybody can eat that day. Families visit, embrace three times, and the sheer khurma of vermicelli, milk and dates is made in every house.
- 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 Wednesday, 10 March 2027 at Chennai
The first sighting of the Shawwal crescent. The date this calendar prints is the TABULAR Islamic one, a thirty-year average of the lunar month, and the sighting committees in India can and do place the day one or two days from it; treat what is printed as an estimate.
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
The fast ends with this day. Fasting on Eid is forbidden, and the custom is to eat something sweet, usually dates, before leaving for the prayer.
Where the regions differ
Kept across India wherever there are Muslim families, with Kerala, Hyderabad, Lucknow and the Tamil coast keeping the largest congregations; the date can differ by a day between two towns, because each follows its own committee's sighting.
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.