When Is Ashura 2027?

Live Countdown to the Blessed Day

Ashura is expected to begin on Tuesday, June 15, 2027 — 244 days from now.

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Ashura 2027 is expected to begin on Tuesday, June 15, 2027. Live countdown, dates through 2031, and how the date is determined.

Ashura (Arabic: عَاشُورَاء, ʿĀshūrāʾ [ʕaːʃuːˈraːʔ]), also more formally as the Day of Ashura (Arabic: يوم عاشوراء, romanized: Yawm ʿĀshūrāʾ), is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. For Shia Muslims, Ashura is a day of mourning as they annually commemorate the death of Husayn, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia Imam. Husayn's suffering and martyrdom are viewed by Muslims a symbol of sacrifice in the struggle for right against wrong, and for justice and truth against injustice and falsehood. Husayn and his companions are regarded as martyrs by all Muslim denominations. Ashura falls on 10 Muharram.

Ashura is expected to begin on Tuesday, June 15, 2027. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.

Ashura dates by year

Year	Date
2027	Tuesday, June 15, 2027	in 244 days
2028	Saturday, June 3, 2028	in 598 days
2029	Wednesday, May 23, 2029	in 952 days
2030	Sunday, May 12, 2030	in 1306 days
2031	Friday, May 2, 2031	in 1661 days

Dates follow the Umm al-Qura calculation and may shift by a day when the crescent moon is sighted.

Why does the date move?

The Islamic (Hijri) calendar is purely lunar — twelve lunar months totalling about 354 days — so every Islamic date arrives roughly 11 days earlier each civil year, cycling through all seasons over about 33 years. Dates here follow the Umm al-Qura calculation; in many communities the final date is confirmed only by the physical sighting of the new crescent moon, so observances can shift by a day.