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    "headline": "Ramadan 2027 is expected to start on February 8 and end March 8, ten days earlier than in 2026",
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    "articleBody": "Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on Monday, February 8, 2027 and run to Monday, March 8, according to the Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia. That makes it 10 days earlier than Ramadan 2026, which started on February 18. Those are estimates, not fixed dates. In many communities the month does not officially start until someone actually sees the new crescent moon, so the first fast can land a day either side of the calendar figure depending on where you live. The expected dates at a glance Based on the Umm al-Qura projections: Ramadan 2026 (1447 AH): February 18 to March 19, 2026 Ramadan 2027 (1448 AH): February 8 to March 8, 2027 Ramadan 2028 (1449 AH): January 28 to February 25, 2028 Because the Islamic day begins at sunset, a Monday, February 8 start means the first evening of Ramadan falls on Sunday, February 7, and the first daytime fast is on the Monday. Counting February 8 through March 8 inclusive gives 29 days, which would put Eid al-Fitr, the festival that ends the month, on or around Tuesday, March 9, 2027. Eid itself is declared only after the next crescent is sighted, or after 30 days of fasting if no sighting is possible. Why Ramadan moves every year The Islamic calendar is purely lunar. Each of its 12 months starts with a new crescent, and with no leap month to realign it with the seasons, the Islamic year comes out 10 to 11 days shorter than the 365-day solar year. You can see the drift in the table above: February 18 in 2026, February 8 in 2027, January 28 in 2028. Each year slides about 10 to 11 days earlier. Over roughly 33 years that drift carries Ramadan through every season. A month that falls in late winter now, with short northern days, will fall in high summer in the 2040s, when fasting hours in places like the UK and Canada stretch much longer. How the start is actually set Astronomers can predict the new moon to the minute. In February 2027 it is unusually easy to pin down, because it comes with an annular solar eclipse. The moon reaches conjunction at 15:57 UTC on Saturday, February 6, 2027, and the ring-shaped eclipse crosses South America and West Africa that afternoon. A new moon itself is invisible. The thin crescent, called the hilal, usually appears about a day later, low in the west just after sunset. That timing is why the evening of Sunday, February 7 is the one crescent watchers will focus on for Ramadan 2027. Communities then split three ways: Local sighting. Many Muslims insist on a physical sighting of the crescent in their own area before declaring the month. Calculation. Others use the astronomically calculated new moon to fix the date in advance, which lets families and employers plan weeks ahead. Following Saudi Arabia. Some follow the announcement made in Saudi Arabia. Because the crescent may be visible at sunset in one region but not yet in another, start dates can differ between countries, usually by a single day. What a February Ramadan means for daylight Most Muslims fast for between 11 and 16 hours a day during Ramadan, from dawn to sunset. In 2014, when Ramadan fell in the northern summer, Muslims in Reykjavik and Trondheim fasted for almost 22 hours a day, while those in Sydney fasted for about 11. A February Ramadan flips that pattern, giving the US, UK and Canada some of the shortest fasting days of the cycle. For other dates on the coming calendar, see our guide to Diwali 2026 and Leicester’s celebration and the Old Farmer’s Almanac White Christmas forecast, or browse our Lifestyle section. The date to circle is Sunday, February 7, 2027: the evening the first crescent of Ramadan 1448 is expected to be sought. Further reading Wikipedia: Ramadan Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027 Illustrative image. Image: W.carter, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons This article was produced with AI assistance and reviewed by our Editorial Desk. How we work.",
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