Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1478

June to July 2056 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 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jun 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja
318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	16Jul 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
172, Dhu al-Hijja	183Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	194, Dhu al-Hijja	205, Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	238, Dhu al-Hijja
249Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2510, Dhu al-Hijja	2611, Dhu al-Hijja	2712, Dhu al-Hijja	2813, Dhu al-Hijja	2914, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 15Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	317, Dhu al-Hijja
418, Dhu al-Hijja	519, Dhu al-Hijja	620Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	721Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	822Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	923Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1024Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1125, Dhu al-Hijja	1226, Dhu al-Hijja	1327, Dhu al-Hijja	1428The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1630Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	17Jul 1, Dhu al-Hijja
182Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	193, Dhu al-Hijja	204, Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	237, Dhu al-Hijja	248Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
259, Dhu al-Hijja	2610, Dhu al-Hijja	2711, Dhu al-Hijja	2812, Dhu al-Hijja	2913, Dhu al-Hijja	3014, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 15Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	317, Dhu al-Hijja
418, Dhu al-Hijja	519, Dhu al-Hijja	620Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	721Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	822Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	923Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1024Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1125, Dhu al-Hijja	1226, Dhu al-Hijja	1327, Dhu al-Hijja	1428The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1630Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	17Jul 1, Dhu al-Hijja
182Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	193, Dhu al-Hijja	204, Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	237, Dhu al-Hijja	248Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
259, Dhu al-Hijja	2610, Dhu al-Hijja	2711, Dhu al-Hijja	2812, Dhu al-Hijja	2913, Dhu al-Hijja	3014, 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

Subscribe to the calendar

1
FriThuThu
16 June15 June15 June
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedTueTue
21 June20 June20 June
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
22 June21 June21 June
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
23 June22 June22 June
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
24 June23 June23 June
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
24 June23 June23 June
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunSatSat
25 June24 June24 June
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
29 June28 June28 June
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriThuThu
30 June29 June29 June
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
1 July30 June30 June
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
MonSunSun
3 July2 July2 July
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriThuThu
7 July6 July6 July
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunSatSat
9 July8 July8 July
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