First Day of Ramadan 2026 in Dubai, UAE Announced

Do you know that when is the first day of Ramadan in the UAE? Well, there is good news for the people of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that finally after waiting around for so long time the date of Ramadan 2026 has been all announced.

It has just been officially announced in the UAE that Ramadan will begin on Tuesday, 17 February 2026. This date has been declared by officials at the Sharjah Planetarium.

In detail, we would like to mention that the new moon of Shawwal 1447 AH, which marks the end of Ramadan, is expected to appear on Tuesday, 17 February 2026. The sun will set on that day at 6:15 PM. This means that Wednesday, 18 March 2026, will mark the beginning of Eid al-Fitr and the month of Shawwal.

First Day of Ramadan

Time Duration of Ramadan Fast in Dubai, UAE:

According to astronomers, the crescent moon of the holy month is expected to appear on Tuesday, 17 February 2026. The sun will set that day at 6:15 PM. The Planetarium stated that at the beginning of Ramadan, daylight will last about 13 hours and 47 minutes, making the fasting duration approximately 12 hours and 43 minutes. By the end of Ramadan, daylight will be around 13 hours and 25 minutes, with a fasting period of about 13 hours and 25 minutes.

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Temperature of UAE in Ramadan Month:

During the time of Ramadan month, the average scale of temperature within Dubai will be going to be 27 degrees Celsius. This will be going to drop at the scale of 28 degrees at the end of the season.

Here we would like to add up that in some countries of the world the time duration of keeping yourself in the fast in rather changed. In the place of the UK, you are supposed to fast for around 16.5 hours. As in the place of Tokyo, the sunrise will be around 4:25 am and sunset will be at 7:00 pm. In the same way in the places of Reykjavik, Iceland you will be going to experience 24 hours of daylight. It is to be mentioned that no matter in whatsoever place Muslims are living they should follow the Ramadan fasting schedule according to that city timetable.

So this was the complete Ramadan schedule for the people of UAE! If you want to know the Ramadan schedule of your city then don't forget to sign into this webpage right now. Soon we will be going to upload the page with the Sehri and Iftar chart for the Muslims of various countries!