Prophet's Birthday is a public holiday in India, known locally as Milad-un-Nabi.
In 2026 it falls on Wednesday 26 August; in 2027 on Sunday 15 August.
It follows the lunar calendar: the dates shown are estimates and may shift by a day once the moon is sighted.
40 other countries in our calendar also have Prophet's Birthday as a public holiday.
Dates, 2025 to 2028
| Year | Date | Weekday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 September | Friday long weekend | |
| 2026 | 26 August | Wednesday | |
| 2027 | 15 August | Sunday weekend | estimated date |
| 2028 | 4 August | Friday long weekend | estimated date |
Prophet's Birthday elsewhere
Around the worldAfghanistan25 AugustAlgeria25 AugustBahrain25 AugustBangladesh26 AugustBenin25 AugustBrunei25 AugustBurkina Faso25 AugustChad25 AugustCocos (Keeling) Islands25 AugustComoros25 AugustEgypt25 AugustEritrea25 AugustEthiopia25 AugustGuyana26 AugustIndonesia25 AugustIraq25 AugustJordan25 AugustKuwait25 AugustLebanon25 AugustLibya25 AugustMaldives25 AugustMali25 AugustMauritania25 AugustMorocco25 AugustNiger25 AugustNigeria26 AugustOman25 AugustPakistan26 AugustPalestine25 AugustSenegal25 AugustSierra Leone25 AugustSomalia25 AugustSri Lanka26 AugustSudan25 AugustSyria25 AugustTanzania26 AugustThe Gambia25 AugustTunisia25 AugustUnited Arab Emirates25 AugustWestern Sahara25 August