Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1486

March to April 2064 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 1486 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 21Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	222, Dhu al-Hijja
323, Dhu al-Hijja	424, Dhu al-Hijja	525, Dhu al-Hijja	626Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	727Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	828Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	929Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1030Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1131, Dhu al-Hijja	12Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	132, Dhu al-Hijja	143The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	154Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	165Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
176, Dhu al-Hijja	187Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	198, Dhu al-Hijja	209, Dhu al-Hijja	2110, Dhu al-Hijja	2211Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2312, Dhu al-Hijja
2413Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2514, Dhu al-Hijja	2615, Dhu al-Hijja	2716, Dhu al-Hijja	2817, Dhu al-Hijja	2918, Dhu al-Hijja	3019, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1486 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	221, Dhu al-Hijja	322, Dhu al-Hijja
423, Dhu al-Hijja	524, Dhu al-Hijja	625Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	726Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	827Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	928Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1029Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1130, Dhu al-Hijja	1231, Dhu al-Hijja	13Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	142The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	153Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	164Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	175, Dhu al-Hijja
186Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	197, Dhu al-Hijja	208, Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	2210Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2311, Dhu al-Hijja	2412Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2513, Dhu al-Hijja	2614, Dhu al-Hijja	2715, Dhu al-Hijja	2816, Dhu al-Hijja	2917, Dhu al-Hijja	3018, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1486 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	221, Dhu al-Hijja	322, Dhu al-Hijja
423, Dhu al-Hijja	524, Dhu al-Hijja	625Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	726Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	827Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	928Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1029Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1130, Dhu al-Hijja	1231, Dhu al-Hijja	13Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	142The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	153Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	164Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	175, Dhu al-Hijja
186Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	197, Dhu al-Hijja	208, Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	2210Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2311, Dhu al-Hijja	2412Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2513, Dhu al-Hijja	2614, Dhu al-Hijja	2715, Dhu al-Hijja	2816, Dhu al-Hijja	2917, Dhu al-Hijja	3018, 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
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedTueTue
26 Mar25 Mar25 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
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunSatSat
30 Mar29 Mar29 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
3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriThuThu
4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
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
5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
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
7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriThuThu
11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunSatSat
13 Apr12 Apr12 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