Islamic New Year 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Oman

Islamic New Year, on 1 Muharram according to the Islamic Calendar, is a national public holiday in Oman.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	7 Jul	Sun	Islamic New Year
2025	26 Jun	Thu	Islamic New Year
2026	16 Jun	Tue	Islamic New Year
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Awal (beginning of) Muharram is an uneventful holiday in Oman, as in most of the Muslim world. You aren’t likely to see any fireworks, for example. Instead, people take time to reflect, read the Koran, pray at the local mosque, and spend time with family.

Islamic New Year varies in date from the perspective of the Gregorian Calendar used commonly around the world. According to that calendar, the Islamic New Year moves about 11 days per year. The exact date is never certain, since each country announces it based on moon sightings, but it can generally be predicted with great accuracy. Also note that Islamic New Year begins around 6pm, for the Islamic day always starts after sunset.

Muharram is also a time when Muslims, especially Shia Muslims, remember the tragic martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram, 61 AH. Also on 10 Muharram, Sunni Muslims remember the deliverance of Moses and the Israelites from Pharoah.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	19 Jul	Wed	Islamic New Year
2022	30 Jul	Sat	Islamic New Year
2021	9 Aug	Mon	Islamic New Year
2020	20 Aug	Thu	Islamic New Year
2019	31 Aug	Sat	Islamic New Year
2018	11 Sep	Tue	Islamic New Year
2017	22 Sep	Fri	Islamic New Year
	24 Sep	Sun	Islamic New Year Holiday