Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1447

March to April 2026 شوّال

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Shawwal 1447 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	221Nawruz, Shawwal
322, Shawwal	423, Shawwal	524, Shawwal	625, Shawwal	726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	928, Shawwal
1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1130, Shawwal	1231Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	13Apr 1, Shawwal	142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	153, Shawwal	164, Shawwal
175, Shawwal	186, Shawwal	197, Shawwal	208, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	2210, Shawwal	2311, Shawwal
2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2614, Shawwal	2715, Shawwal	2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2917Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1447 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal, Nawruz
222, Shawwal	323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal	525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal	727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
929, Shawwal	1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1131, Shawwal	12Apr 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	132, Shawwal	143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	154, Shawwal
165, Shawwal	176, Shawwal	187, Shawwal	198, Shawwal	209, Shawwal	2110, Shawwal	2211, Shawwal
2312, Shawwal	2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2615, Shawwal	2716, Shawwal	2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2918Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1447 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal, Nawruz
222, Shawwal	323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal	525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal	727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
929, Shawwal	1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1131, Shawwal	12Apr 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	132, Shawwal	143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	154, Shawwal
165, Shawwal	176, Shawwal	187, Shawwal	198, Shawwal	209, Shawwal	2110, Shawwal	2211, Shawwal
2312, Shawwal	2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2615, Shawwal	2716, Shawwal	2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2918Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Mourning
Celebration
Commemoration
Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
Friday

Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Shawwal

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1
FriSatSat
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Eid al-Fitr
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
- Iranian: Announcement of the followed marja
211
Sat
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
7
ThuFriFri
26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
FriSatSat
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Yawm al-Hadm
Mourning
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Year 1344 AH; also Yawm al-Baqi al-Alami (Safi Golpayegani)
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
- Khoja: Yaum-e-Gham
10
SunMonMon
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
TueWedWed
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
ThuFriFri
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
- Khoja: 14 Shawwal
- Iranian: 15 Shawwal (wikishia)
25
Eve
SunMonMon
12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Sunday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 April)Monday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 April)Monday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 April)
25
MonTueTue
13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
ThuFriFri
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
FriSatSat
17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration