Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1509

March to April 2086 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 1509 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	219, Sha'ban	320Nawruz, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)	421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	623, Sha'ban
724, Sha'ban	825, Sha'ban	926, Sha'ban	1027, Sha'ban	1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Apr 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban	173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban	2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban	2915, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1509 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Nawruz, Sha'ban, Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	622, Sha'ban	723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	16Apr 1, Sha'ban	172, Sha'ban	183, Sha'ban	194, Sha'ban	205, Sha'ban	216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban	238, Sha'ban	249, Sha'ban	2510, Sha'ban	2611, Sha'ban	2712, Sha'ban	2813, Sha'ban
2914, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1509 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Nawruz, Sha'ban, Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	622, Sha'ban	723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	16Apr 1, Sha'ban	172, Sha'ban	183, Sha'ban	194, Sha'ban	205, Sha'ban	216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban	238, Sha'ban	249, Sha'ban	2510, Sha'ban	2611, Sha'ban	2712, Sha'ban	2813, Sha'ban
2914, 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
SunSatSat
17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 March)Saturday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 March)Saturday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
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)
344
Wed
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
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
3
WedTueTue
20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
FriThuThu
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 March)Wednesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 March)Wednesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 March)
13
Eve
FriThuThu
29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 March)Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 March)
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
SatFriFri
30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 March)Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SunSatSat
31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 April)Saturday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 March)Saturday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
MonSunSun
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
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