Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1547

March to April 2123 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 1547 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 30Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	231, Shawwal	3Apr 1, Shawwal	42, Shawwal	53, Shawwal
64, Shawwal	75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	97, Shawwal	108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	119, Shawwal	1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1311, Shawwal	1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1513, Shawwal	1614, Shawwal	1715, Shawwal	1816, Shawwal	1917, Shawwal
2018, Shawwal	2119, Shawwal	2220, Shawwal	2321, Shawwal	2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2624, Shawwal
2725, Shawwal	2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2927Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1547 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Apr 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal
74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal
1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal
2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal
2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1547 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Apr 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal
74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal
1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal
2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal
2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve 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

Subscribe to the calendar

1
TueMonMon
30 Mar29 Mar29 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
7
MonSunSun
5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
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
6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
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
8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SatFriFri
10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
MonSunSun
12 Apr11 Apr11 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
ThuWedWed
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 April)Wednesday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 April)Wednesday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 April)
25
FriThuThu
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
MonSunSun
26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
TueMonMon
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration