الØج والعمرة
Hajj and Umrah
Everything to prepare and perform Umrah and Hajj — the rites step by step with their supplications, the places, the dates, the costs and the agencies.
Hajj 1448 (2027)
Arafat in 215 days
Day of Arafat on Saturday, May 15, 2027
- 8 Mina
- 9 Arafat
- 10 Eid
- 11 Tashriq
- 12 Tashriq
- 13 Tashriq
Expected dates according to the Umm al-Qura calendar; they may differ by one day depending on the moon sighting.
The Hajj route
Five days between Makkah, Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, almost all on foot or by bus.
Performing the rites
Budget and agencies
Key facts
- Length of the Hajj rites
- 5 to 6 days, from 8 to 12 or 13 Dhul-Hijjah
- Length of Umrah on site
- 2 to 4 hours depending on the crowd
- Pilgrims at Hajj 2026
- 1,707,301 (official Saudi figure)
- Current Umrah season
- visas issued until March 9, 2027, departure by April 7, 2027 at the latest
The Umrah season pauses during Hajj; only Hajj permit holders may then enter Makkah.