Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1439

May to June 2018 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 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 16Start of the fast, Ramadan	217, Ramadan	318, Ramadan	419, Ramadan
520, Ramadan	621, Ramadan	722, Ramadan	823Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	924, Ramadan	1025Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1126, Ramadan
1227, Ramadan	1328, Ramadan	1429, Ramadan	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1631, Ramadan	17Jun 1, Ramadan	182Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
193, Ramadan	204Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	215Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	226Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	237, Ramadan	248al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	259, Ramadan
2610Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2711, Ramadan	2812, Ramadan	2913, Ramadan	3014, Ramadan

Ramadan 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 17Start of the fast, Ramadan	218, Ramadan	319, Ramadan
420, Ramadan	521, Ramadan	622, Ramadan	723, Ramadan	824Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	925, Ramadan	1026Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan
1127, Ramadan	1228, Ramadan	1329, Ramadan	1430, Ramadan	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	16Jun 1, Ramadan	172, Ramadan
183Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	194, Ramadan	205Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	216Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	238, Ramadan	249Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2510, Ramadan	2611Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2712, Ramadan	2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan	3015al-Quds Day, Ramadan

Ramadan 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 17Start of the fast, Ramadan	218, Ramadan	319, Ramadan
420, Ramadan	521, Ramadan	622, Ramadan	723, Ramadan	824Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	925, Ramadan	1026Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan
1127, Ramadan	1228, Ramadan	1329, Ramadan	1430, Ramadan	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	16Jun 1, Ramadan	172, Ramadan
183Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	194, Ramadan	205Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	216Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	238, Ramadan	249Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2510, Ramadan	2611Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2712, Ramadan	2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan	3015al-Quds Day, 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
16 May17 May17 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
WedThuThu
23 May24 May24 May
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
25 May26 May26 May
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
30 May31 May31 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SatSunSun
2 June3 June3 June
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Saturday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 June)Sunday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 June)Sunday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 June)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SatSunSun
2 June3 June3 June
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Saturday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 June)Sunday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 June)Sunday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 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
MonTueTue
4 June5 June5 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
MonTueTue
4 June5 June5 June
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Monday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 June)Tuesday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 June)Tuesday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 June)
A’maal for this day →
21
TueWedWed
5 June6 June6 June
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
WedThuThu
6 June7 June7 June
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Wednesday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 June)Thursday 7 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 June)Thursday 7 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 June)
A’maal for this day →
243030
Fri
8 June15 June15 June
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
FriSatSat
8 June9 June9 June
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Friday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 June)Saturday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 June)Saturday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 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
SunMonMon
10 June11 June11 June
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Sunday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 June)Monday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 June)Monday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 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