Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1420

December 1999 to January 2000 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 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 9Start of the fast, Ramadan	210, Ramadan	311, Ramadan
412, Ramadan	513, Ramadan	614, Ramadan	715, Ramadan	816Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	917, Ramadan	1018Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan
1119, Ramadan	1220, Ramadan	1321, Ramadan	1422, Ramadan	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1624, Ramadan	1725, Ramadan
1826Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1927, Ramadan	2028Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2129Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2230Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2331, Ramadan	24Jan 1Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan
252, Ramadan	263Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	274, Ramadan	285, Ramadan	296, Ramadan	307al-Quds Day, Ramadan

Ramadan 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 10Start of the fast, Ramadan	211, Ramadan
312, Ramadan	413, Ramadan	514, Ramadan	615, Ramadan	716, Ramadan	817Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	918, Ramadan
1019Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1120, Ramadan	1221, Ramadan	1322, Ramadan	1423, Ramadan	1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1625, Ramadan
1726, Ramadan	1827Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1928, Ramadan	2029Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2130Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2231Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	23Jan 1, Ramadan
242Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	253, Ramadan	264Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	275, Ramadan	286, Ramadan	297al-Quds Day, Ramadan	308, Ramadan

Ramadan 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 10Start of the fast, Ramadan	211, Ramadan
312, Ramadan	413, Ramadan	514, Ramadan	615, Ramadan	716, Ramadan	817Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	918, Ramadan
1019Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1120, Ramadan	1221, Ramadan	1322, Ramadan	1423, Ramadan	1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1625, Ramadan
1726, Ramadan	1827Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1928, Ramadan	2029Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2130Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2231Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	23Jan 1, Ramadan
242Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	253, Ramadan	264Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	275, Ramadan	286, Ramadan	297al-Quds Day, Ramadan	308, 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
ThuFriFri
9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
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
ThuFriFri
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
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
SatSunSun
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuFriFri
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SunMonMon
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Sunday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 December)Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SunMonMon
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 December)Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)
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
TueWedWed
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
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
TueWedWed
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Tuesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 December)Wednesday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 December)Wednesday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 December)
A’maal for this day →
21
WedThuThu
29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
ThuFriFri
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Thursday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 December)Friday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 January)Friday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 January)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
SatSunSun
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Saturday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 January)Sunday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 January)Sunday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 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
MonTueTue
3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Monday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 January)Tuesday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 January)Tuesday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 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
302929
Fri
7 Jan
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →