Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1416

January to February 1996 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 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 22Start of the fast, Ramadan	223, Ramadan	324, Ramadan	425, Ramadan	526, Ramadan	627, Ramadan
728, Ramadan	829Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	930, Ramadan	1031Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	11Feb 1, Ramadan	122, Ramadan	133, Ramadan
144, Ramadan	155Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	166, Ramadan	177, Ramadan	188Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	199, Ramadan	2010Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
2111Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2212Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2313, Ramadan	2414Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2515, Ramadan	2616al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2717, Ramadan
2818, Ramadan	2919, Ramadan

Ramadan 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 22Start of the fast, Ramadan	223, Ramadan	324, Ramadan	425, Ramadan	526, Ramadan	627, Ramadan
728, Ramadan	829Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	930, Ramadan	1031Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	11Feb 1, Ramadan	122, Ramadan	133, Ramadan
144, Ramadan	155Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	166, Ramadan	177, Ramadan	188Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	199, Ramadan	2010Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
2111Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2212Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2313, Ramadan	2414Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2515, Ramadan	2616al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2717, Ramadan
2818, Ramadan	2919, Ramadan	3020, Ramadan

Ramadan 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 22Start of the fast, Ramadan	223, Ramadan	324, Ramadan	425, Ramadan	526, Ramadan	627, Ramadan
728, Ramadan	829Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	930, Ramadan	1031Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	11Feb 1, Ramadan	122, Ramadan	133, Ramadan
144, Ramadan	155Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	166, Ramadan	177, Ramadan	188Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	199, Ramadan	2010Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
2111Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2212Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2313, Ramadan	2414Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2515, Ramadan	2616al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2717, Ramadan
2818, Ramadan	2919, Ramadan	3020, 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
22 Jan
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
29 Jan
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
31 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
5 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
8 Feb
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Thursday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 February)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
8 Feb
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 February)
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
10 Feb
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
10 Feb
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Saturday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 February)
A’maal for this day →
21
Sun
11 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
Mon
12 Feb
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Monday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 February)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
Wed
14 Feb
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Wednesday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 February)
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
16 Feb
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Fri
16 Feb
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Friday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 February)
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