Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1488

February to March 2066 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 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 27Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
228, Dhu al-Hijja	3Mar 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, Nawruz
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 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 26Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	227, Dhu al-Hijja
328, Dhu al-Hijja	4Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	52, Dhu al-Hijja	63Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	74Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	85Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	96Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
107Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	118, Dhu al-Hijja	129, Dhu al-Hijja	1310, Dhu al-Hijja	1411The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1613Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1714, Dhu al-Hijja	1815Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1916, Dhu al-Hijja	2017, Dhu al-Hijja	2118, Dhu al-Hijja	2219Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2320Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja
2421Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2522, Dhu al-Hijja	2623, Dhu al-Hijja	2724, Dhu al-Hijja	2825, Dhu al-Hijja	2926, Dhu al-Hijja	3027, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 26Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	227, Dhu al-Hijja
328, Dhu al-Hijja	4Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	52, Dhu al-Hijja	63Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	74Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	85Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	96Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
107Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	118, Dhu al-Hijja	129, Dhu al-Hijja	1310, Dhu al-Hijja	1411The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1613Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1714, Dhu al-Hijja	1815Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1916, Dhu al-Hijja	2017, Dhu al-Hijja	2118, Dhu al-Hijja	2219Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2320Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja
2421Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2522, Dhu al-Hijja	2623, Dhu al-Hijja	2724, Dhu al-Hijja	2825, Dhu al-Hijja	2926, Dhu al-Hijja	3027, 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
SatFriFri
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
ThuWedWed
4 Mar3 Mar3 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
FriThuThu
5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SatFriFri
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SunSatSat
7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SunSatSat
7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
MonSunSun
8 Mar7 Mar7 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
FriThuThu
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SatFriFri
13 Mar12 Mar12 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
SunSatSat
14 Mar13 Mar13 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
TueMonMon
16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SatFriFri
20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
222323
Sat
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
24
MonSunSun
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
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