Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1454

March to April 2033 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 1454 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 4Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	25, Dhu al-Hijja
36, Dhu al-Hijja	47, Dhu al-Hijja	58, Dhu al-Hijja	69Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	710Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	811Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	912Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1013Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1114, Dhu al-Hijja	1215, Dhu al-Hijja	1316, Dhu al-Hijja	1417The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1619Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1720Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	1821Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1922, Dhu al-Hijja	2023, Dhu al-Hijja	2124, Dhu al-Hijja	2225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2326, Dhu al-Hijja
2427Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2528, Dhu al-Hijja	2629, Dhu al-Hijja	2730, Dhu al-Hijja	2831, Dhu al-Hijja	29Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1454 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 3Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	24, Dhu al-Hijja	35, Dhu al-Hijja
46, Dhu al-Hijja	57, Dhu al-Hijja	68Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	79Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	810Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	911Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1012Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1113, Dhu al-Hijja	1214, Dhu al-Hijja	1315, Dhu al-Hijja	1416The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1618Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1719, Dhu al-Hijja
1820Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Eid al-Ghadir	1921, Dhu al-Hijja	2022, Dhu al-Hijja	2123, Dhu al-Hijja	2224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2325, Dhu al-Hijja	2426Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2527, Dhu al-Hijja	2628, Dhu al-Hijja	2729, Dhu al-Hijja	2830, Dhu al-Hijja	2931, Dhu al-Hijja	30Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1454 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 3Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	24, Dhu al-Hijja	35, Dhu al-Hijja
46, Dhu al-Hijja	57, Dhu al-Hijja	68Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	79Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	810Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	911Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1012Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1113, Dhu al-Hijja	1214, Dhu al-Hijja	1315, Dhu al-Hijja	1416The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1618Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1719, Dhu al-Hijja
1820Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, Eid al-Ghadir	1921, Dhu al-Hijja	2022, Dhu al-Hijja	2123, Dhu al-Hijja	2224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2325, Dhu al-Hijja	2426Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2527, Dhu al-Hijja	2628, Dhu al-Hijja	2729, Dhu al-Hijja	2830, Dhu al-Hijja	2931, Dhu al-Hijja	30Apr 1, 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
FriThuThu
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedTueTue
9 Mar8 Mar8 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
7
ThuWedWed
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunSatSat
13 Mar12 Mar12 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
ThuWedWed
17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriThuThu
18 Mar17 Mar17 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
SatFriFri
19 Mar18 Mar18 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)
171818
Sun
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
18
MonSunSun
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriThuThu
25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunSatSat
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
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