Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1378

March to April 1959 رمضان

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

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. 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. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Ramadan 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 11Start of the fast, Ramadan	212, Ramadan	313, Ramadan	414, Ramadan
515, Ramadan	616, Ramadan	717, Ramadan	818Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	919, Ramadan	1020Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1121, Ramadan
1222Nawruz, Ramadan	1323, Ramadan	1424, Ramadan	1525Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1626, Ramadan	1727, Ramadan	1828Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
1929, Ramadan	2030Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2131Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	22Apr 1Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	232, Ramadan	243al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	254, Ramadan
265Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	276, Ramadan	287, Ramadan	298, Ramadan

Ramadan 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 11Start of the fast, Ramadan	212, Ramadan	313, Ramadan	414, Ramadan
515, Ramadan	616, Ramadan	717, Ramadan	818Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	919, Ramadan	1020Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1121, Ramadan
1222Nawruz, Ramadan	1323, Ramadan	1424, Ramadan	1525Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1626, Ramadan	1727, Ramadan	1828Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
1929, Ramadan	2030Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2131Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	22Apr 1Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	232, Ramadan	243al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	254, Ramadan
265Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	276, Ramadan	287, Ramadan	298, Ramadan	309, Ramadan

Ramadan 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 11Start of the fast, Ramadan	212, Ramadan	313, Ramadan	414, Ramadan
515, Ramadan	616, Ramadan	717, Ramadan	818Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	919, Ramadan	1020Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1121, Ramadan
1222Nawruz, Ramadan	1323, Ramadan	1424, Ramadan	1525Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1626, Ramadan	1727, Ramadan	1828Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
1929, Ramadan	2030Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2131Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	22Apr 1Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	232, Ramadan	243al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	254, Ramadan
265Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	276, Ramadan	287, Ramadan	298, Ramadan	309, Ramadan

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 Ramadan

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1
Wed
11 Mar
Start of the fast
Worship
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Moonsighting Australia: local sighting; announced 20 Feb 2026 for 1447
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announced 19 Feb 2026 for 1447
8
Wed
18 Mar
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a)
Mourning · Ramadan reckoning
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
Fri
20 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
12
Sun
22 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
15
Wed
25 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Sat
28 Mar
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Saturday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 March)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Sat
28 Mar
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Saturday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 March)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
- Iranian: Anchored to the eve of the 19th
20
Mon
30 Mar
Conquest of Mecca
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 20 Ramadan 8 AH is the majority view (wikishia)
21
Eve
Mon
30 Mar
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Monday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 March)
A’maal for this day →
21
Tue
31 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
Wed
1 Apr
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Wednesday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 April)
A’maal for this day →
24
Fri
3 Apr
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
Fri
3 Apr
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Friday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 April)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
- Iranian: Twelver fiqh gives three: 19, 21, 23
27
Eve
Sun
5 Apr
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Sunday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 April)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
- Iranian: Twelver fiqh gives three: 19, 21, 23