Saturday 26 February
The Feast of Breaking the Fast — the first of Shawwal. Fasting is forbidden on this day.
عيد الفطر
Eid al-Fitr 2028
The feast that ends Ramadan, with prayer, gifts and charity for those in need.
In 2028 it falls on Saturday 26 February, 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
Saturday 26 February
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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Friday 28 January · Sunni
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib).
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Friday 28 January · 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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Sunday 27 February · 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: 2026 · 2027. Every holy day of the year is on the calendar and in Islam.