Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1459

November to December 2037 شوّال

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Shawwal 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Nov 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	211, Shawwal	312, Shawwal	413, Shawwal	514, Shawwal
615, Shawwal	716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	918, Shawwal	1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1120, Shawwal	1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1322, Shawwal	1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1524, Shawwal	1625, Shawwal	1726, Shawwal	1827, Shawwal	1928, Shawwal
2029, Shawwal	2130, Shawwal	22Dec 1, Shawwal	232, Shawwal	243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal
276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal
715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal
1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal
2129, Shawwal	2230, Shawwal	23Dec 1, Shawwal	242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	264, Shawwal	275, Shawwal
286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	297Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	308Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal
715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal
1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal
2129, Shawwal	2230, Shawwal	23Dec 1, Shawwal	242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	264, Shawwal	275, Shawwal
286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	297Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	308Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

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
TueMonMon
10 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
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
7
MonSunSun
16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
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
TueMonMon
17 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
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
ThuWedWed
19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SatFriFri
21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
MonSunSun
23 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
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
ThuWedWed
3 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 December)Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)
25
FriThuThu
4 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
MonSunSun
7 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
TueMonMon
8 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration