Islamic Calendar > Shaʻban
Sha'ban (شَعْبان) is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, the last month before Ramadan. It is an ordinary month to which no sacred status is attached, but it holds a particular place in the practice of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
On this page: the Sha'ban 1448 calendar day by day, the dates for the coming years, and what to know about this month.
Ordinary month of the Islamic year
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Updated on 5 Oct 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Mother of the Believers Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not fast any full month as much as he fasted Sha'ban. She said:
“It is a month that people neglect, between Rajab and Ramadan, and it is a month in which deeds are raised to the Lord of the worlds. I like that my deeds be raised while I am fasting.”
Narrated by an-Nasa'i, authentic
The fast of Sha'ban is therefore recommended in general, with no obligation to fast specific days, and leaving one or two days before Ramadan without fasting.
Some hadiths mention the particularity of the middle of Sha'ban, when deeds are presented and Allah forgives widely, but the scholars differ on the authenticity of these narrations. Fasting the 15th of Sha'ban as a singled-out day is not established with certainty: whoever fasts the second half of the month in general is covered by the general recommendation, without attributing to the day itself a certain merit.
Sha'ban is also the month of sighting: the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“Fast when you see it, and break the fast when you see it; if darkness prevents you from it, then complete thirty days of Sha'ban.”
Narrated by al-Bukhari
This month of 29 or 30 days thus serves as a direct reference for the beginning of Ramadan: when the new crescent cannot be seen, it is the count of Sha'ban that decides, and this is why Muslims watch its moon in the last nights of the month.
Shaʻban 1448 counts 29 days according to the forecast calculation: its first day falls on 10 January 2027.
| Hijri date | Gregorian date |
|---|---|
| 1 Shaʻban 1448 | Sunday 10 January 2027 |
| 2 Shaʻban 1448 | Monday 11 January 2027 |
| 3 Shaʻban 1448 | Tuesday 12 January 2027 |
| 4 Shaʻban 1448 | Wednesday 13 January 2027 |
| 5 Shaʻban 1448 | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| 6 Shaʻban 1448 | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| 7 Shaʻban 1448 | Saturday 16 January 2027 |
| 8 Shaʻban 1448 | Sunday 17 January 2027 |
| 9 Shaʻban 1448 | Monday 18 January 2027 |
| 10 Shaʻban 1448 | Tuesday 19 January 2027 |
| 11 Shaʻban 1448 | Wednesday 20 January 2027 |
| 12 Shaʻban 1448 | Thursday 21 January 2027 |
| 13 Shaʻban 1448 | Friday 22 January 2027 |
| 14 Shaʻban 1448 | Saturday 23 January 2027 |
| 15 Shaʻban 1448 | Sunday 24 January 2027 |
| 16 Shaʻban 1448 | Monday 25 January 2027 |
| 17 Shaʻban 1448 | Tuesday 26 January 2027 |
| 18 Shaʻban 1448 | Wednesday 27 January 2027 |
| 19 Shaʻban 1448 | Thursday 28 January 2027 |
| 20 Shaʻban 1448 | Friday 29 January 2027 |
| 21 Shaʻban 1448 | Saturday 30 January 2027 |
| 22 Shaʻban 1448 | Sunday 31 January 2027 |
| 23 Shaʻban 1448 | Monday 1 February 2027 |
| 24 Shaʻban 1448 | Tuesday 2 February 2027 |
| 25 Shaʻban 1448 | Wednesday 3 February 2027 |
| 26 Shaʻban 1448 | Thursday 4 February 2027 |
| 27 Shaʻban 1448 | Friday 5 February 2027 |
| 28 Shaʻban 1448 | Saturday 6 February 2027 |
| 29 Shaʻban 1448 | Sunday 7 February 2027 |
The calendar of Sha'ban 1448 is shown day by day above. The actual start of the month depends on the local sighting of the crescent: a difference of one day is possible between countries.
The fast of Sha'ban is recommended in general: the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fasted it the most after Ramadan. It is advised to leave one or two days without fasting just before Ramadan.
Some hadiths mention it, but the scholars differ on their authenticity. No worship singled out on this date is established with certainty: the firm recommendation concerns the general fast of the month.
By the sighting of the new crescent or, if the sky is overcast, by completing thirty days of Sha'ban, according to the hadith narrated by al-Bukhari. Sha'ban thus serves as a direct reference for the beginning of the fast.
29 or 30 days according to the pre-calculated calendar. A lunar month has 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting of the crescent.
These dates are astronomical predictions based on the tabular calendar. The start of each hijri month depends on local crescent observation: a one-day shift is possible between countries.