Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1457

January to February 2036 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 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja
43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja	65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja	1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja
1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja	2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja	2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja	2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja	2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 30Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	231, Dhu al-Hijja	3Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	42, Dhu al-Hijja
53, Dhu al-Hijja	64Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	75Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	86Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	97Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	108Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	119, Dhu al-Hijja
1210, Dhu al-Hijja	1311, Dhu al-Hijja	1412The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1614Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1715, Dhu al-Hijja	1816Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1917, Dhu al-Hijja	2018, Dhu al-Hijja	2119, Dhu al-Hijja	2220Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2321, Dhu al-Hijja	2422Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2523, Dhu al-Hijja
2624, Dhu al-Hijja	2725, Dhu al-Hijja	2826, Dhu al-Hijja	2927, Dhu al-Hijja	3028, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja
43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja	65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja	1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja
1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja	2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja	2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja	2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja	2928, 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
ThuWedThu
31 Jan30 Jan31 Jan
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
TueMonTue
5 Feb4 Feb5 Feb
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
WedTueWed
6 Feb5 Feb6 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
ThuWedThu
7 Feb6 Feb7 Feb
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuFri
8 Feb7 Feb8 Feb
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuFri
8 Feb7 Feb8 Feb
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SatFriSat
9 Feb8 Feb9 Feb
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
WedTueWed
13 Feb12 Feb13 Feb
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
ThuWedThu
14 Feb13 Feb14 Feb
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
FriThuFri
15 Feb14 Feb15 Feb
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
SunSatSun
17 Feb16 Feb17 Feb
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
ThuWedThu
21 Feb20 Feb21 Feb
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SatFriSat
23 Feb22 Feb23 Feb
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