In the Islamic Lunar Calendar, the day of Arafa is a holy day that coincides with the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah. This is the second day of the pilgrimage and it is followed by the first day of Eid al-Adha.
When is Day of Arafah 2022?
Day of Arafah 2022 started on Friday 8th Jul, 2022 (08/07/2022) 660 days ago
Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Day of Arafah 2022 will be observed on the sunset of Thursday 7th Jul, 2022.
Day of Arafah always falls on the same day according to the Islamic calendar; for it being a lunar calendar. Nonetheless, the day differs on the Gregorian calendar as it is a solar calendar; causing roughly an eleven day difference each year.
The dates of Day of Arafah are usually determined by either an actual sighting of the moon with the naked eyes, or through astronomical calculations. Note that dates provided here are based on the dates adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America.
Dates for Day of Arafah from 2015 to 2030
When is ...? | Weekday | Date | Days away |
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Day of Arafah 2030 | Friday | Apr 12th | in 2174 days |
Day of Arafah 2029 | Monday | Apr 23rd | in 1820 days |
Day of Arafah 2028 | Thursday | May 4th | in 1466 days |
Day of Arafah 2027 | Saturday | May 15th | in 1111 days |
Day of Arafah 2026 | Tuesday | May 26th | in 757 days |
Day of Arafah 2025 | Thursday | Jun 5th | in 402 days |
Day of Arafah 2024 | Saturday | Jun 15th | in 47 days |
Day of Arafah 2023 | Tuesday | Jun 27th | 306 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2022 | Friday | Jul 8th | 660 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2021 | Monday | Jul 19th | 1014 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2020 | Thursday | Jul 30th | 1368 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2019 | Saturday | Aug 10th | 1723 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2018 | Monday | Aug 20th | 2078 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2017 | Thursday | Aug 31st | 2432 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2016 | Saturday | Sep 10th | 2787 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2015 | Tuesday | Sep 22nd | 3141 days ago |
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