Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1485

December 2062 to January 2063 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 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	24, Sha'ban	35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	68, Sha'ban	79, Sha'ban
810, Sha'ban	911, Sha'ban	1012, Sha'ban	1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1214Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1315Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1416Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1618, Sha'ban	1719, Sha'ban	1820, Sha'ban	1921, Sha'ban	2022, Sha'ban	2123, Sha'ban
2224, Sha'ban	2325, Sha'ban	2426, Sha'ban	2527, Sha'ban	2628, Sha'ban	2729, Sha'ban	2830, Sha'ban
2931, Sha'ban	30Jan 1, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	24, Sha'ban	35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	68, Sha'ban	79, Sha'ban
810, Sha'ban	911, Sha'ban	1012, Sha'ban	1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1214Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1315Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1416Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1618, Sha'ban	1719, Sha'ban	1820, Sha'ban	1921, Sha'ban	2022, Sha'ban	2123, Sha'ban
2224, Sha'ban	2325, Sha'ban	2426, Sha'ban	2527, Sha'ban	2628, Sha'ban	2729, Sha'ban	2830, Sha'ban
2931, Sha'ban	30Jan 1, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	24, Sha'ban	35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	68, Sha'ban	79, Sha'ban
810, Sha'ban	911, Sha'ban	1012, Sha'ban	1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1214Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1315Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1416Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1618, Sha'ban	1719, Sha'ban	1820, Sha'ban	1921, Sha'ban	2022, Sha'ban	2123, Sha'ban
2224, Sha'ban	2325, Sha'ban	2426, Sha'ban	2527, Sha'ban	2628, Sha'ban	2729, Sha'ban	2830, Sha'ban
2931, Sha'ban	30Jan 1, Sha'ban

Celebration
Worship
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 Sha'ban

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1
Eve
Sat
2 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
3 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
3 Dec
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
Tue
5 Dec
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
Wed
6 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
7 Dec
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
Wed
13 Dec
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
Wed
13 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 December)
13
Eve
Thu
14 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 December)
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
Fri
15 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
16 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
17 Dec
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