Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1408

April to May 1988 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 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 18Start of the fast, Ramadan	219, Ramadan	320, Ramadan	421, Ramadan	522, Ramadan	623, Ramadan
724, Ramadan	825Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	926, Ramadan	1027Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1128, Ramadan	1229, Ramadan	1330, Ramadan
14May 1, Ramadan	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	163, Ramadan	174, Ramadan	185Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	196, Ramadan	207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2310, Ramadan	2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2512, Ramadan	2613al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2714, Ramadan
2815, Ramadan	2916, Ramadan

Ramadan 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 18Start of the fast, Ramadan	219, Ramadan	320, Ramadan	421, Ramadan	522, Ramadan	623, Ramadan
724, Ramadan	825Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	926, Ramadan	1027Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1128, Ramadan	1229, Ramadan	1330, Ramadan
14May 1, Ramadan	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	163, Ramadan	174, Ramadan	185Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	196, Ramadan	207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2310, Ramadan	2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2512, Ramadan	2613al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2714, Ramadan
2815, Ramadan	2916, Ramadan	3017, Ramadan

Ramadan 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 18Start of the fast, Ramadan	219, Ramadan	320, Ramadan	421, Ramadan	522, Ramadan	623, Ramadan
724, Ramadan	825Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	926, Ramadan	1027Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1128, Ramadan	1229, Ramadan	1330, Ramadan
14May 1, Ramadan	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	163, Ramadan	174, Ramadan	185Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	196, Ramadan	207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2310, Ramadan	2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2512, Ramadan	2613al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2714, Ramadan
2815, Ramadan	2916, Ramadan	3017, 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
Mon
18 Apr
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
Mon
25 Apr
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
Wed
27 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
2 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
5 May
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 May)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
5 May
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 May)
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
Sat
7 May
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
Sat
7 May
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Saturday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 May)
A’maal for this day →
21
Sun
8 May
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
Mon
9 May
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Monday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 May)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
Wed
11 May
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Wednesday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 May)
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
26
Fri
13 May
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Fri
13 May
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Friday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 May)
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