Ramadan Calendar & Fasting Tracker
Accurate Suhoor and Iftar times, a daily fasting tracker, and the rules that govern the Ramadan fast - exemption, make-up days, and Zakat al-Fitr.
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ
"The month of Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed..."
— Surah Al-Baqarah (2:185)
Ramadan Calendar & Tracker
Get accurate Suhoor and Iftar times for your location during Ramadan.
About Ramadan Fasting
🌙 The Blessed Month
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, abstaining from food, drink, and other physical needs. It's a time for spiritual reflection, increased devotion, and worship.
⭐ Laylatul Qadr
The Night of Power (Laylatul Qadr) falls in the last 10 nights of Ramadan, most likely on odd nights (21, 23, 25, 27, 29). Worship on this night is better than a thousand months.
Hadith on Ramadan
"When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained."
— Sahih Bukhari & Muslim
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the month in which the Quran was revealed. Fasting it is an obligation on every adult Muslim who is able to fast: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185 states that whoever is present in the month should fast it, while the ill and the traveller make up an equal number of days afterwards. The tracker above calculates your Suhoor and Iftar times from your location and keeps a daily record of the fasts you complete.
How the Ramadan calendar is set
The Islamic month begins at the first confirmed sighting of the new crescent (hilal), which is why start and end dates can differ by a day between countries, and why printed calendars are estimates rather than fixed dates. Islamic Relief's Ramadan 2026 page lists Eid al-Fitr 2026 as Friday 20 March, following the moon sighting; Ramadan 1447 is expected to run from roughly 17-18 February to 19 March 2026. Because the lunar year is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, Ramadan moves earlier each year — our Hijri date converter translates between the two calendars if you need the exact correspondence.
The fasting day, step by step
| Stage | When it falls | What it means for the fast |
|---|---|---|
| Suhoor | From late night until dawn | The pre-dawn meal. Eating it is a recommended practice, and the fast begins when it ends. |
| Fajr | First light (true dawn) | The cut-off. Food, drink and intimacy become prohibited once Fajr begins. |
| Dhuhr / Asr | Midday and afternoon | Normal working day; the fast continues. Missed prayers are not replaced by the fast. |
| Maghrib (Iftar) | Immediately after sunset | The fast ends. Traditionally broken with dates and water before the Maghrib prayer. |
| Isha & Tarawih | After the night prayer | Optional night prayer, prayed in congregation through Ramadan (8, 12 or 20 rakats). |
Suhoor and Iftar: the two ends of the fast
Suhoor ends at Fajr. Many scholars advise stopping a precautionary 10-15 minutes before Fajr, and the sunnah is to delay Suhoor as close to dawn as is safe. If you oversleep and eat after Fajr has begun, the fast still counts — but that day is not a valid fast if the eating was deliberate after the time had entered.
Iftar begins at Maghrib. Breaking the fast promptly once the sun has set is a recommended act rather than a concession, and the classic iftar is fresh or dried dates with water. Prayer times shift by roughly a minute a day through the year, so a printed timetable goes stale — use the prayer times calculator or the tracker above for the day you are fasting, and the Qibla finder if you need the direction of prayer at work or while travelling.
Who is exempt from fasting
Exemptions are not loopholes — they are obligations to the person, and what they owe instead depends on whether the excuse is temporary or permanent. Islamic Relief's guidance on missed fasts sets out the make-up rules.
| Situation | Fasting | What is due instead |
|---|---|---|
| Illness or injury | Excused while it lasts | Make up the missed days later, once able. |
| Travel | Excused on the journey | Make up the days after the journey ends. |
| Pregnancy and breastfeeding | Excused if harmful | Scholars differ: make-up days, or fidyah (feeding the needy), or both. Follow your scholar. |
| Menstruation and postnatal bleeding | Not permitted to fast | Make up the days after the bleeding ends; no fidyah. |
| Elderly or permanently unwell | Excused | Fidyah — feeding a needy person for each missed day. |
| Children before puberty | Not obligatory | Encouraged to practise gradually; no make-up owed. |
Fasting while genuinely ill is not a mark of piety: the Quranic instruction to make up days later exists precisely because hardship is not the objective. If you have a medical condition — diabetes in particular — treat the religious ruling and your clinician's advice as a single decision, not two.
What breaks a fast, and what does not
Breaks the fast
- • Eating or drinking deliberately
- • Intimacy during the fasting hours
- • Deliberately making yourself vomit
- • Menstruation or postnatal bleeding beginning
Does not break the fast
- • Eating or drinking by genuine mistake
- • Brushing teeth or rinsing the mouth without swallowing
- • Showering, swimming and applying creams
- • Most necessary medical injections, per the majority of scholars
Where schools of thought differ — injections, blood tests, an asthma inhaler — the safest route is to follow the position of the scholar you already rely on, and to replace a day if you are unsure whether it was invalidated.
Ramadan worship goals
📖 Quran Reading
Aim to complete the Quran during Ramadan. This means reading about 1 juz (chapter) per day.
The Quran has 604 pages - about 20 pages daily.
🕌 Tarawih Prayer
Attend nightly Tarawih prayers at the mosque or pray at home. Can be 8, 12, or 20 rakats.
The Prophet prayed 8 rakats plus 3 Witr.
💰 Charity (Zakat & Sadaqah)
Increase your charitable giving. Many pay their annual Zakat during Ramadan.
Rewards are multiplied in this blessed month.
🤲 Dua & Dhikr
Increase remembrance of Allah throughout the day, especially before breaking fast.
The fasting person's dua is not rejected at Iftar time.
⭐ The Last 10 Nights
The last 10 nights of Ramadan are the most blessed, containing Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Power). The Prophet (PBUH) would intensify his worship during these nights.
- • Odd nights (21, 23, 25, 27, 29): Most likely to be Laylatul Qadr
- • I'tikaf: Secluding oneself in the mosque for worship
- • Increased prayers: Tahajjud, Qiyam al-Layl
- • Special dua: "Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni"
Zakat al-Fitr
Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory charity given at the end of Ramadan, before the Eid prayer. It purifies the fasting person from any indecent act or speech and provides for the poor on Eid day. Islamic Relief describes it as one saa' of food per person — roughly 3 kg of a staple such as rice or flour, or about $7 in cash — payable by every member of the household.
- • Amount: One sa' (approximately 3kg) of staple food per person
- • Who pays: Every Muslim, including children (parents pay on their behalf)
- • When: Before Eid prayer, preferably the day or two before Eid
- • Recipients: Poor and needy who qualify for Zakat
Keep going
Fasting is one pillar of the month, not the whole of it. Our Quran search helps you find verses by topic, the tasbih counter keeps your dhikr on track, and the Zakat calculator works out what your wealth owes before Eid. If you are also checking labels at the supermarket this month, start with how to check whether a product is halal.