Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1453

March to April 2032 ذو الحجّة

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.

Dhu al-Hijja 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 14Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	316, Dhu al-Hijja	417, Dhu al-Hijja	518, Dhu al-Hijja	619Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	720Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
821Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	922Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1023Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1124, Dhu al-Hijja	1225, Dhu al-Hijja	1326, Dhu al-Hijja	1427The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1629Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1730, Dhu al-Hijja	1831Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	19Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	202, Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja
224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	235, Dhu al-Hijja	246Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	257, Dhu al-Hijja	268, Dhu al-Hijja	279, Dhu al-Hijja	2810, Dhu al-Hijja
2911, Dhu al-Hijja	3012, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja	517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	820Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja	1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja	1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1931, Dhu al-Hijja	20Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja	267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja	289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja
3011, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja	517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	820Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja	1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja	1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1931, Dhu al-Hijja	20Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja	267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja	289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja
3011, Dhu al-Hijja

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
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 Dhu al-Hijja

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1
SunSatSat
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
FriThuThu
19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Mourning · alternate report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 30 Dhu al-Qada is the famous report
- Indo-Pak: 29 Dhu al-Qada
- Iraqi: 5 or 6 Dhu al-Hijja
788
Sat
20 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
SatFriFri
20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SunSatSat
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunSun
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunSun
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
TueMonMon
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
Eid al-Adha
Celebration
Yawm al-Nahr
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
14
SatFriFri
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SunSatSat
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org)
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
16
MonSunSun
29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning · 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
- Iranian: 15 Rajab
- Khoja: 15 Rajab (duas.org)
18
WedTueTue
31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SunSatSat
4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
TueMonMon
6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
Day of Mubahala
Celebration
Revelation of the Verse of Wilaya (the ring given in ruku)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Dhu al-Hijja 9 AH
- Iranian: 24 Dhu al-Hijja; 21st or 25th in minority reports