Beginning of Ramadan
Islamic Relief’s 2026 calendar places 1 Ramadan 1447 on February 18, with Ramadan beginning the preceding evening, while explicitly noting that lunar months depend on moon sighting.
Date and recurrence
1 Ramadan 1447 AH; expected first fasting day 18 February 2026 in cited UK guidance, subject to moon sighting
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Islamic religious calendar / local-community moon-sighting practice. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Ramadan Begins
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Islamic Relief UK — RamadanFaith Charity Calendar
- Islamic Relief UK — Islamic calendarFaith Charity Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is Beginning of Ramadan?
1 Ramadan 1447 AH; expected first fasting day 18 February 2026 in cited UK guidance, subject to moon sighting The stored recurrence guidance is: 1 Ramadan in the Hijri calendar; resolve local/community Gregorian start through target-year moon-sighting/calendar authority.
Does Beginning of Ramadan fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Beginning of Ramadan an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Islamic religious calendar / local-community moon-sighting practice. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Beginning of Ramadan?
The stored designation basis is: Islamic Relief’s 2026 calendar places 1 Ramadan 1447 on February 18, with Ramadan beginning the preceding evening, while explicitly noting that lunar months depend on moon sighting.. Supporting provenance includes Islamic Relief UK — Ramadan. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Beginning of Ramadan international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Islamic religious calendar / local-community moon-sighting practice. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.