Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1397

August to September 1977 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 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 17Start of the fast, Ramadan	218, Ramadan	319, Ramadan	420, Ramadan
521, Ramadan	622, Ramadan	723, Ramadan	824Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	925, Ramadan	1026Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1127, Ramadan
1228, Ramadan	1329, Ramadan	1430, Ramadan	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	16Sep 1, Ramadan	172, Ramadan	183Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
194, Ramadan	205Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	216Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	238, Ramadan	249al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	2510, Ramadan
2611Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2712, Ramadan	2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan

Ramadan 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 17Start of the fast, Ramadan	218, Ramadan	319, Ramadan	420, Ramadan
521, Ramadan	622, Ramadan	723, Ramadan	824Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	925, Ramadan	1026Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1127, Ramadan
1228, Ramadan	1329, Ramadan	1430, Ramadan	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	16Sep 1, Ramadan	172, Ramadan	183Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
194, Ramadan	205Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	216Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	238, Ramadan	249al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	2510, Ramadan
2611Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2712, Ramadan	2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan	3015, Ramadan

Ramadan 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 17Start of the fast, Ramadan	218, Ramadan	319, Ramadan	420, Ramadan
521, Ramadan	622, Ramadan	723, Ramadan	824Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	925, Ramadan	1026Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1127, Ramadan
1228, Ramadan	1329, Ramadan	1430, Ramadan	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	16Sep 1, Ramadan	172, Ramadan	183Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
194, Ramadan	205Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	216Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	238, Ramadan	249al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	2510, Ramadan
2611Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2712, Ramadan	2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan	3015, 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
17 Aug
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
24 Aug
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
26 Aug
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
31 Aug
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Sat
3 Sept
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Saturday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 September)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Sat
3 Sept
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Saturday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 September)
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
5 Sept
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
5 Sept
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Monday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 September)
A’maal for this day →
21
Tue
6 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
Wed
7 Sept
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Wednesday 7 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 September)
A’maal for this day →
24
Fri
9 Sept
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
Fri
9 Sept
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Friday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 September)
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
11 Sept
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Sunday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 September)
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