Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1490

February to March 2068 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 1490 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 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	25Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	262, Dhu al-Hijja	273, Dhu al-Hijja
284, Dhu al-Hijja	295, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1490 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja	37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja	59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja	1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja
2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja	2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja	26Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	272, Dhu al-Hijja	283, Dhu al-Hijja
294, Dhu al-Hijja	305, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1490 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja	37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja	59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja	1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja
2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja	2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja	26Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	272, Dhu al-Hijja	283, Dhu al-Hijja
294, Dhu al-Hijja	305, 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
MonSunSun
6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SatFriFri
11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
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
SunSatSat
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
MonSunSun
13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
TueMonMon
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
TueMonMon
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
WedTueTue
15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
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
SunSatSat
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
MonSunSun
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
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
TueMonMon
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
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
ThuWedWed
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
MonSunSun
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
WedTueTue
29 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
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