Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1468

June to July 2046 شعبان

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.

Sha'ban 1468 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban	39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban	814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban	1016, Sha'ban
1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban	1723, Sha'ban
1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban	2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban	2430, Sha'ban
25Jul 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1468 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jun 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban
26Jul 1, Sha'ban	272, Sha'ban	283, Sha'ban	294, Sha'ban	305, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1468 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban	39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban	814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban	1016, Sha'ban
1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban	1723, Sha'ban
1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban	2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban	2430, Sha'ban
25Jul 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban

Celebration
Worship
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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 Sha'ban

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1
Eve
WedTueWed
6 June5 June6 June
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 June)Tuesday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 June)Wednesday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 June)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedThu
7 June6 June7 June
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedThu
7 June6 June7 June
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
- Khoja: 1 Shaban
- Iranian: 5 Jumada al-Ula (wikishia)
3
SatFriSat
9 June8 June9 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
- Iranian: 3 Shaban; also Pasdar (Guard) Day
- Khoja: al-Mufid reported 5 Shaban; some historians give 3 AH not 4 AH
4
SunSatSun
10 June9 June10 June
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonSunMon
11 June10 June11 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 5 Shaban (duas.org)
- Iranian: 5 Shaban (wikishia)
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
SunSatSun
17 June16 June17 June
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
- Iranian: 11 Shaban (wikishia)
12
Eve
SunSatSun
17 June16 June17 June
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 June)Saturday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 June)Sunday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 June)
13
Eve
MonSunMon
18 June17 June18 June
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 June)Sunday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 June)Monday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 June)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Two rakas with Ya-Sin, al-Mulk, al-Tawhid (wikishia)
- Khoja: Two rakas with al-Fatiha and al-Tin (duas.org)
14
Eve
TueMonTue
19 June18 June19 June
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 June)Monday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 June)Tuesday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedTueWed
20 June19 June20 June
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 June)Tuesday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 June)Wednesday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedThu
21 June20 June21 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Year 255 AH; official holiday, World Day of the Impoverished
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH