Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1487

March to April 2065 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 1487 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 10Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	211, Dhu al-Hijja	312, Dhu al-Hijja	413, Dhu al-Hijja	514, Dhu al-Hijja
615Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	716Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	817Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	918Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1019Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1120Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	1221, Dhu al-Hijja
1322, Dhu al-Hijja	1423The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1625Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1726, Dhu al-Hijja	1827Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1928, Dhu al-Hijja
2029, Dhu al-Hijja	2130, Dhu al-Hijja	2231Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	23Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	242Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	253, Dhu al-Hijja	264, Dhu al-Hijja
275, Dhu al-Hijja	286, Dhu al-Hijja	297, Dhu al-Hijja	308, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1487 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 9Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	210, Dhu al-Hijja	311, Dhu al-Hijja	412, Dhu al-Hijja	513, Dhu al-Hijja	614Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
715Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	816Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	917Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1018Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1119, Dhu al-Hijja	1220Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	1321, Dhu al-Hijja
1422The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1624Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1725, Dhu al-Hijja	1826Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1927, Dhu al-Hijja	2028, Dhu al-Hijja
2129, Dhu al-Hijja	2230Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2331, Dhu al-Hijja	24Apr 1Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	252, Dhu al-Hijja	263, Dhu al-Hijja	274, Dhu al-Hijja
285, Dhu al-Hijja	296, Dhu al-Hijja	307, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1487 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 9Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	210, Dhu al-Hijja	311, Dhu al-Hijja	412, Dhu al-Hijja	513, Dhu al-Hijja	614Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
715Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	816Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	917Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1018Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1119, Dhu al-Hijja	1220Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	1321, Dhu al-Hijja
1422The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1624Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1725, Dhu al-Hijja	1826Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1927, Dhu al-Hijja	2028, Dhu al-Hijja
2129, Dhu al-Hijja	2230Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2331, Dhu al-Hijja	24Apr 1Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	252, Dhu al-Hijja	263, Dhu al-Hijja	274, Dhu al-Hijja
285, Dhu al-Hijja	296, Dhu al-Hijja	307, 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
TueMonMon
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SunSatSat
15 Mar14 Mar14 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
MonSunSun
16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
TueMonMon
17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
ThuWedWed
19 Mar18 Mar18 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
111212
Fri
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
14
MonSunSun
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
TueMonMon
24 Mar23 Mar23 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
WedTueTue
25 Mar24 Mar24 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)
18
FriThuThu
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
TueMonMon
31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
ThuWedWed
2 Apr1 Apr1 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