Hijri Calendar
The Islamic (Hijri) calendar next to the Gregorian one, with today highlighted, a date converter and the key dates of the Hijri year.
Date converter
Convert a Gregorian date to Hijri, or a Hijri date to Gregorian.
Result
–
Key Islamic dates in 1417 AH
Calculated dates for the Hijri year. The Gregorian date shown is the day, and Islamic days begin at sunset, so the night comes on the evening before.
Islamic New Year (1 Muharram)
Sunday, May 19, 1996
The first day of the Hijri year.
Day of Ashura (10 Muharram)
Tuesday, May 28, 1996
The tenth day of Muharram.
12 Rabi' al-Awwal
Sunday, July 28, 1996
The date commonly given for the birth of the Prophet (ﷺ).
Isra and Mi'raj (27 Rajab)
Sunday, December 8, 1996
The night journey, as commonly dated.
15 Sha'ban
Thursday, December 26, 1996
The middle of Sha'ban (Shab-e-Barat in South Asia).
Start of Ramadan (1 Ramadan)
Friday, January 10, 1997
The first day of the month of fasting.
Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan)
Wednesday, February 5, 1997
Sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan; the 27th night is the one most commonly observed.
Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal)
Sunday, February 9, 1997
The festival at the end of Ramadan.
Day of Arafah (9 Dhul Hijjah)
Thursday, April 17, 1997
The day pilgrims stand at Arafah.
Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul Hijjah)
Friday, April 18, 1997
The festival of sacrifice.
These dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar. Local moon sighting can move a date by a day, and in some countries, including Bangladesh, months often begin a day after the Saudi calendar. Check with your local authority for the day you observe.
About the Hijri calendar
The Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar of twelve months, each lasting 29 or 30 days, so a Hijri year is about 354 days. Its count begins from the Hijra, the migration of the Prophet (ﷺ) from Makkah to Madinah, in 622 CE.
Because it is shorter than the solar year, Islamic months move earlier through the Gregorian seasons by about 11 days each year. Ramadan, for example, falls in a different season over the years.
This page uses the Umm al-Qura calendar, a calculated calendar. It is convenient for planning, but the start of a month for worship is decided by moon sighting in many places.
Months of the Hijri calendar
- 1. Muharram
- 2. Safar
- 3. Rabi' al-Awwal
- 4. Rabi' al-Thani
- 5. Jumada al-Ula
- 6. Jumada al-Akhirah
- 7. Rajab
- 8. Sha'ban
- 9. Ramadan
- 10. Shawwal
- 11. Dhul Qa'dah
- 12. Dhul Hijjah