Islamic New Year 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Libya
Libya, like the rest of the Islamic world, celebrates the first day of Muharram as Islamic New Year and as an official public holiday.
| 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. | |||
In Libya, 1 Muharram is set aside as an off work day to celebrate the arrival of a new year.
The Islamic Calendar dates from C.E. 622 when Muhammad fled Mecca for Medina, on a trip known as “the Hijira.” For that reason, the calendar used by Muslims is sometimes called the “Hijri Calendar.”
All of Muharram is a month of remembrance for Muslims and a time when fighting and war are supposed to be prohibited. It is, along with Ramadan, considered one of the holiest months of the Islamic year.
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 |