Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1438

May to June 2017 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 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1May 27Start of the fast, Ramadan
228, Ramadan	329, Ramadan	430, Ramadan	531, Ramadan	6Jun 1, Ramadan	72, Ramadan	83Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
94, Ramadan	105Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	116, Ramadan	127, Ramadan	138, Ramadan	149, Ramadan	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
1611, Ramadan	1712, Ramadan	1813Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1914, Ramadan	2015Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2116Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2217Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2318, Ramadan	2419Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2520, Ramadan	2621Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2722, Ramadan	2823al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2924, Ramadan

Ramadan 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 28Start of the fast, Ramadan	229, Ramadan	330, Ramadan	431, Ramadan	5Jun 1, Ramadan	62, Ramadan	73, Ramadan
84Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	95, Ramadan	106Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	117, Ramadan	128, Ramadan	139, Ramadan	1410, Ramadan
1511Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1612, Ramadan	1713, Ramadan	1814Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1915, Ramadan	2016Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2117Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan
2218Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2319, Ramadan	2420Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2521, Ramadan	2622Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2723al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2824, Ramadan
2925, Ramadan

Ramadan 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 28Start of the fast, Ramadan	229, Ramadan	330, Ramadan	431, Ramadan	5Jun 1, Ramadan	62, Ramadan	73, Ramadan
84Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	95, Ramadan	106Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	117, Ramadan	128, Ramadan	139, Ramadan	1410, Ramadan
1511Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1612, Ramadan	1713, Ramadan	1814Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1915, Ramadan	2016Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2117Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan
2218Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2319, Ramadan	2420Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2521, Ramadan	2622Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2723al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2824, Ramadan
2925, 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
SatSunSun
27 May28 May28 May
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
SatSunSun
3 June4 June4 June
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
MonTueTue
5 June6 June6 June
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
10 June11 June11 June
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
TueWedWed
13 June14 June14 June
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Tuesday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 June)Wednesday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 June)Wednesday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 June)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
TueWedWed
13 June14 June14 June
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Tuesday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 June)Wednesday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 June)Wednesday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 June)
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
ThuFriFri
15 June16 June16 June
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
ThuFriFri
15 June16 June16 June
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Thursday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 June)Friday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 June)Friday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 June)
A’maal for this day →
21
FriSatSat
16 June17 June17 June
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
SatSunSun
17 June18 June18 June
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Saturday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 June)Sunday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 June)Sunday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 June)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
MonTueTue
19 June20 June20 June
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Monday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 June)Tuesday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 June)Tuesday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 June)
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
WedThuThu
21 June22 June22 June
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Wednesday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 June)Thursday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 June)Thursday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 June)
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
282727
Fri
23 June
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →