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 2024?
Day of Arafah 2024 is on Saturday 15th Jun, 2024 (15/06/2024) in 376 days
Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Day of Arafah 2024 will be observed on the sunset of Friday 14th Jun, 2024.
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 2503 days |
Day of Arafah 2029 | Monday | Apr 23rd | in 2149 days |
Day of Arafah 2028 | Thursday | May 4th | in 1795 days |
Day of Arafah 2027 | Saturday | May 15th | in 1440 days |
Day of Arafah 2026 | Tuesday | May 26th | in 1086 days |
Day of Arafah 2025 | Thursday | Jun 5th | in 731 days |
Day of Arafah 2024 | Saturday | Jun 15th | in 376 days |
Day of Arafah 2023 | Tuesday | Jun 27th | in 22 days |
Day of Arafah 2022 | Friday | Jul 8th | 331 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2021 | Monday | Jul 19th | 685 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2020 | Thursday | Jul 30th | 1039 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2019 | Saturday | Aug 10th | 1394 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2018 | Monday | Aug 20th | 1749 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2017 | Thursday | Aug 31st | 2103 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2016 | Saturday | Sep 10th | 2458 days ago |
Day of Arafah 2015 | Tuesday | Sep 22nd | 2812 days ago |
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