Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1418

December 1997 to January 1998January 1998January 1998 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 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 31Start of the fast, Ramadan	2Jan 1, Ramadan	32, Ramadan	43, Ramadan
54, Ramadan	65, Ramadan	76, Ramadan	87Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	98, Ramadan	109Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1110, Ramadan
1211, Ramadan	1312, Ramadan	1413, Ramadan	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1615, Ramadan	1716, Ramadan	1817Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
1918, Ramadan	2019Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2120Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2221Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2322, Ramadan	2423al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	2524, Ramadan
2625Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2726, Ramadan	2827, Ramadan	2928, Ramadan

Ramadan 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 1Start of the fast, Ramadan	22, Ramadan	33, Ramadan
44, Ramadan	55, Ramadan	66, Ramadan	77, Ramadan	88Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	99, Ramadan	1010Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan
1111, Ramadan	1212, Ramadan	1313, Ramadan	1414, Ramadan	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1616, Ramadan	1717, Ramadan
1818Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1919, Ramadan	2020Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2121Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2222Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2323al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2424Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2525, Ramadan	2626Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2727, Ramadan	2828, Ramadan	2929, Ramadan

Ramadan 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 1Start of the fast, Ramadan	22, Ramadan	33, Ramadan
44, Ramadan	55, Ramadan	66, Ramadan	77, Ramadan	88Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	99, Ramadan	1010Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan
1111, Ramadan	1212, Ramadan	1313, Ramadan	1414, Ramadan	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1616, Ramadan	1717, Ramadan
1818Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1919, Ramadan	2020Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2121Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2222Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2323al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2424Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2525, Ramadan	2626Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2727, Ramadan	2828, Ramadan	2929, 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
WedThuThu
31 Dec1 Jan1 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
WedThuThu
7 Jan8 Jan8 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
FriSatSat
9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SatSunSun
17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Saturday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 January)Sunday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 January)Sunday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 January)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SatSunSun
17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Saturday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 January)Sunday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 January)Sunday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 January)
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
MonTueTue
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
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
MonTueTue
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Monday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 January)Tuesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 January)Tuesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 January)
A’maal for this day →
21
TueWedWed
20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
WedThuThu
21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Wednesday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 January)Thursday 22 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 January)Thursday 22 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 January)
A’maal for this day →
242323
Fri
23 Jan
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
FriSatSat
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Friday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 January)Saturday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 January)Saturday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 January)
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
SunMonMon
25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Sunday 25 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 January)Monday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 January)Monday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 January)
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