Friday 20 March
The Feast of Breaking the Fast — the first of Shawwal. Fasting is forbidden on this day.
عيد الفطر
Eid al-Fitr 2026
The feast that ends Ramadan, with prayer, gifts and charity for those in need.
In 2026 it falls on Friday 20 March, in Sunni and Shia practice alike.
Like every day of the Hijri year, it begins at sunset the evening before. Hijri dates are projected, and may move a day once the new moon is sighted.
The date
In each branch
Friday 20 March
The Feast of Breaking the Fast — the first of Shawwal. Fasting is forbidden on this day.
The season
The days around it
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Wednesday 18 February · Sunni
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib).
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Wednesday 18 February · Shia
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from Fajr to Maghrib, which on this branch is reckoned when the eastern redness has passed, not at sunset.
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Saturday 21 March · Sunni
Six of Shawwal
Six recommended fasts kept anywhere in Shawwal after Eid — with Ramadan, as a year of fasting.
In ActivePray, each branch’s holy days and fasts come in its own year, with reminders for them, and every prayer at its hour.
ActivePray on the App StoreEid al-Fitr in other years: 2027 · 2028. Every holy day of the year is on the calendar and in Islam.