Islamic New Year 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Yemen

Islamic New Year is a public holiday in the state of Yemen. It comes on the first day of the month of Muharram, but its date varies from year to year on the Gregorian Calendar. The first day of the Islamic calendar marks the date when Muhammad fled from Mecca to Medina.

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.

Yemenis have adopted the use of the Western Calendar for many purposes, but religious holidays are based on the Islamic one. Awal Muharram is traditionally determined by moon sighting since Islamic months are based on the lunar cycle.

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	21 Sep	Thu	Islamic New Year