When Is Eid-ul–Adha?

Eid -Ul -Adha is one of the special festivals celebrated by . Muslims celebrate the festival of Eid-Ul-Adha in remembrance of prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to God. On Eid-Ul-Adha Muslims sacrifice their domestic animals, like goat, sheep, cow, camel etc. This sacrifice of animals is made by Muslims to pay a tribute to prophet Abraham, as he was ready to sacrifice his son but God gave him a Sheep to sacrifice.

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This year Eid-ul–Adha on Tuesday , 21 August and ends in the evening of Wednesday , 22 August

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Why dates of Eid ul-Adha vary?

• The most intriguing question around Eid is usually "When is Eid?". A question that is deeply immersed in anxiety and resonates equally with happiness.
• Each individual whether young or old awaits this festival with much fervour. While answering "When is Eid" may be difficult it may be stated that all Islamic festivals are celebrated in accordance with the lunar calendar, and therefore its date may vary.
• Eid-ul–Adha celebrations occur after the Hajj and the festival of Eid-Ul-Adha is  celebrated on the tenth day of the last month of Islamic year, Duhl- Hijja.

Islamic month starts at end of the day, on the day when lunar crescent comes into view after the new moon that can be seen with a naked eye. It is seen that the observability depends on a number of factors such as:

• Natural climatic conditions
• Height of moon at the end of the day
• Proximity of moon to the sun during sunset
• The time between the sunset and moonset
• Pollution level in the atmosphere
• Accuracy of the eye of viewer

So the visibility of moon at any place on earth cannot be predicted in advance and therefore this festival of Eid-Ul-Adha is celebrated on different days in several places all over the world. 

Since the lunar calendar depicts the date of Eid-Ul-Adha, it is seen that every year Eid-Ul-Adha occurs eleven days before the previous years Eid-Ul-Adha 

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Eid -Ul -Adha Calendar

Weekday	Date	Year	Name
Mon	Oct 6	2014	Eid ul-Adha
Fri	Sep 23	2015	Eid ul-Adha
Tue	Sep 13	2016	Eid ul-Adha
Fri	Sep 1	2017	Eid ul-Adha
Tue	Aug 21	2018	Eid ul-Adha
Sun	Aug 11	2019	Eid ul-Adha
Fri	July 31	2020	Eid ul-Adha

 

 

Eid Dates in 2018

Festivals	Date
Eid-ul-Fitr	14 June 2018
Eid-ul-Adha	21 August 2018
Eid-ul-Milad	20 November 2018

Send Eid-ul–Adha Cards Last Updated: 13th July, 2018