08.03.2026 09:11
The year 2030 will witness a notable religious calendar event. Due to the difference between the Hijri and Gregorian calendars, the month of Ramadan will begin twice within the same year. Thus, Muslims will have fasted a total of 36 days in 2030, with 30 days at the beginning of the year and 6 days at the end.
The Religious Affairs High Council of the Presidency of Religious Affairs has announced that according to lunar month calculations, the month of Ramadan will begin for the first time on January 5, 2030, and will last for 30 days. By the end of the year, Ramadan will start again on December 26, 2030, and the first 6 days of this fast will be observed in 2030. The remaining days will be completed in 2031.
36 DAYS OF FASTING IN RAMADAN 2030
Due to this situation, Muslims will observe a total of 36 days of Ramadan fasting in 2030, with 30 days at the beginning of the year and 6 days at the end of the year.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIJRI AND GREGORIAN CALENDARS
Humeyra Nur İşlek, an astronomer from the Religious Affairs High Council, stated that this situation arises from the difference between the Hijri and Gregorian calendars. İşlek expressed that the Hijri calendar comes approximately 10-11 days earlier than the Gregorian calendar each year, and for this reason, the month of Ramadan shifts to different periods of the year over time.
HAPPENS ONCE EVERY 33 YEARS
İşlek emphasized that it is a rare but known cycle for the month of Ramadan to begin twice within the same Gregorian year, noting that this occurs approximately every 32-33 years.
CAN HAPPEN AGAIN IN 2062-2063
İşlek pointed out that similar situations have occurred in the past, recalling that in the years 1900, 1932, 1964, and 1997, the month of Ramadan coincided with January and December and began twice within the same year. According to calculations, a similar cycle is expected to occur again in the years 2062-2063.
The Presidency of Religious Affairs also shares the calculations of all religious days and months between the years 1900 and 2035 publicly accessible at vakithesaplama.diyanet.gov.tr.