Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1462

December 2040 to January 2041 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 1462 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 6Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	27, Dhu al-Hijja	38, Dhu al-Hijja
49, Dhu al-Hijja	510, Dhu al-Hijja	611Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	712Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	813Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	914Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1015Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1116, Dhu al-Hijja	1217, Dhu al-Hijja	1318, Dhu al-Hijja	1419The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1621Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1722, Dhu al-Hijja
1823Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1924, Dhu al-Hijja	2025, Dhu al-Hijja	2126, Dhu al-Hijja	2227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2328, Dhu al-Hijja	2429Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2530, Dhu al-Hijja	2631, Dhu al-Hijja	27Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	282, Dhu al-Hijja	293, Dhu al-Hijja	304, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1462 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 6Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	27, Dhu al-Hijja	38, Dhu al-Hijja
49, Dhu al-Hijja	510, Dhu al-Hijja	611Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	712Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	813Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	914Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1015Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1116, Dhu al-Hijja	1217, Dhu al-Hijja	1318, Dhu al-Hijja	1419The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1621Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1722, Dhu al-Hijja
1823Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1924, Dhu al-Hijja	2025, Dhu al-Hijja	2126, Dhu al-Hijja	2227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2328, Dhu al-Hijja	2429Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2530, Dhu al-Hijja	2631, Dhu al-Hijja	27Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	282, Dhu al-Hijja	293, Dhu al-Hijja	304, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1462 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 6Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	27, Dhu al-Hijja	38, Dhu al-Hijja
49, Dhu al-Hijja	510, Dhu al-Hijja	611Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	712Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	813Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	914Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1015Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1116, Dhu al-Hijja	1217, Dhu al-Hijja	1318, Dhu al-Hijja	1419The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1621Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1722, Dhu al-Hijja
1823Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1924, Dhu al-Hijja	2025, Dhu al-Hijja	2126, Dhu al-Hijja	2227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2328, Dhu al-Hijja	2429Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2530, Dhu al-Hijja	2631, Dhu al-Hijja	27Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	282, Dhu al-Hijja	293, Dhu al-Hijja	304, 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
Thu
6 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Tue
11 Dec
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
Wed
12 Dec
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Thu
13 Dec
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Fri
14 Dec
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Fri
14 Dec
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Sat
15 Dec
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
Wed
19 Dec
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Thu
20 Dec
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
Fri
21 Dec
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
Sun
23 Dec
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Thu
27 Dec
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Sat
29 Dec
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