Ramadan 2027 timetable for Benoni, Gauteng
Ramadan 2027 start date in Benoni
Ramadan 2027 (1448 AH) is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027, in 117 days. The first Tarawih prayers are the evening before.
Dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar. Your mosque may begin a day later after the moon sighting; the times for each date stay the same, only the day numbers shift by one.
South Africa relies on seeing the crescent at home. In Cape Town, volunteers from the Crescent Observers Society watch from spots such as Three Anchor Bay and Signal Hill, and the Muslim Judicial Council announces the result on television, online and on local Muslim radio. The United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) also issues rulings, as it did when no moon was seen on 19 March 2026 and Ramadan ran to 30 days.
South Africa's start can differ from Saudi Arabia's: in 2023 it began Ramadan a day later.
Fasting in Benoni this Ramadan
The first fast in Benoni, on Monday 8 February, runs from Fajr at to Maghrib at: 14h 31m.By the last fast, on Monday 8 March, it is 13h 45m, so fasts get shorter through the month.
Iftar moves 24 minutes earlier over the month( on day 1, on day 29), and Suhoor ends22 minutes later( to).
The 27th night, when many Muslims pray in hope of Laylat al-Qadr, begins at Maghrib on Friday 5 March (); Isha that night is at . If Ramadan lasts 29 days as the Umm al-Qura calendar expects, Eid al-Fitr is on Tuesday 9 March.