Shab-e-Barat is the night of mid-Sha'ban — the 15th night of the eighth Hijri month, the month before Ramadan. Also written Shabe Barat, its observed date can shift with local moon sighting.
Short answer
Shab-e-Barat 2027 is expected on Saturday 23 January 2027 in Pakistan, the UK, the US and Canada (15 Sha'ban 1448 AH), with the night beginning the evening before, Friday 22 January 2027.
±1 day · Dates on this page are astronomical (Umm al-Qura) estimates. Dates your community actually observes — especially around Ramadan and the Eids — can differ by a day based on local moon sighting.
Expected Saturday 23 January 2027
Why it matters
A month people overlook.
The Prophet ﷺ fasted more in Sha'ban than in any month except Ramadan.
He called it a month people overlook, between Rajab and Ramadan, when deeds are raised to Allah, and he liked his deeds to be raised while he was fasting.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1969 · Sunan an-Nasa'i 2357What to do
What is authentic.
Fast in Sha'ban.
He fasted much of this month.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1969
Fast the white days.
The 13th, 14th and 15th, as in every month.
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2420
Pray in the last third of the night.
Allah comes down to the nearest heaven every night and asks: who will call on Me, that I may answer?
The calculated date is the same in each country below. The date a community observes can differ because national and local moon-sighting decisions are made separately.
Expected Shab-e-Barat 2027 dates in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada
Country
Expected date
Local note
Pakistan
Saturday 23 January 2027
Confirm with Pakistan's official moon-sighting announcement.
United Kingdom
Saturday 23 January 2027
Individual mosques may follow local or overseas sighting decisions.
United States
Saturday 23 January 2027
Local communities may announce a date one day either side.
Canada
Saturday 23 January 2027
Local communities may announce a date one day either side.
How this date is set
This date is set by the Islamic lunar calendar, not the Gregorian one. Sha'ban is the eighth month of the twelve Hijri months, and each Hijri month runs 29 or 30 days, beginning with the birth of the new moon. Twelve lunar months make a year of 354 or 355 days — about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year — so the same Islamic date lands about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year.
The Gregorian date shown is the Umm al-Qura calculation: the official Islamic calendar of Saudi Arabia, built from astronomical calculation of the new moon, and the calendar this site's Hijri calendar converter uses. Other communities wait for the new crescent to be seen with the eye, or follow a different country's announcement — so the day your community actually observes can sit a day either side of the estimate. Because the Islamic day begins at sunset, the date begins the evening before the Gregorian day shown.
The night is fixed in the Hijri calendar — the 15th of Sha'ban — so its Gregorian date moves about 11 days earlier each year. Because Hijri days run sunset to sunset, the night of the 15th begins at sunset on the daytime of the 14th: for 1448, the evening of Friday 22 January 2027. Sha'ban itself is the month between Rajab and Ramadan, and its midpoint is roughly two weeks before Ramadan begins.
Shab-e-Barat 2027 around the years
The same Hijri date, three cycles running. The Hijri year is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so each cycle lands earlier in the Gregorian calendar.
Shab-e-Barat 2027: expected dates for the surrounding Hijri years
Hijri date
Expected Gregorian date
Weekday
Notes
15 Sha'ban 1447 AH
3 February 2026
Tuesday
previous cycle
15 Sha'ban 1448 AH
23 January 2027
Saturday
this page
15 Sha'ban 1449 AH
12 January 2028
Wednesday
next cycle
All rows are Umm al-Qura estimates; each carries the same ±1 day moon-sighting uncertainty. Generated 2026-09-27.
Frequently asked questions
When is Shab-e-Barat in 2027?
15 Sha'ban 1448 AH is expected to fall on Saturday 23 January 2027 (Umm al-Qura), with the night beginning the evening before, Friday 22 January. Local moon sighting can shift the date by a day.
Is Shab-e-Barat the same date every year?
No. It is fixed in the Hijri calendar (15 Sha'ban), which runs about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year — so the Gregorian date drifts earlier each year.
When was Shab-e-Barat in 2026?
15 Sha'ban 1447 AH fell on or around 3 February 2026 by the same calculation. For 1449, the estimate is 12 January 2028.
What is the Shab-e-Barat 2027 date in Pakistan?
The Umm al-Qura estimate is Saturday 23 January 2027, beginning after sunset on Friday 22 January. Pakistan's official moon-sighting announcement can move the observed date by a day.
What is the Shab-e-Barat 2027 date in the United Kingdom?
The expected date is Saturday 23 January 2027 (15 Sha'ban 1448 AH by the Umm al-Qura calculation), with the night beginning the evening before. Individual mosques may follow local or overseas sighting decisions.
What is the Shab-e-Barat 2027 date in the United States?
The expected date is Saturday 23 January 2027 (15 Sha'ban 1448 AH by the Umm al-Qura calculation), with the night beginning the evening before. Local communities may announce a date one day either side.
What is the Shab-e-Barat 2027 date in Canada?
The expected date is Saturday 23 January 2027 (15 Sha'ban 1448 AH by the Umm al-Qura calculation), with the night beginning the evening before. Local communities may announce a date one day either side.
