Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1440

May to June 2019 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 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 6Start of the fast, Ramadan	27, Ramadan	38, Ramadan	49, Ramadan	510, Ramadan	611, Ramadan
712, Ramadan	813Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	914, Ramadan	1015Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1116, Ramadan	1217, Ramadan	1318, Ramadan
1419, Ramadan	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1621, Ramadan	1722, Ramadan	1823Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1924, Ramadan	2025Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
2126Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2328, Ramadan	2429Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2530, Ramadan	2631al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	27Jun 1, Ramadan
282, Ramadan	293, Ramadan

Ramadan 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 7Start of the fast, Ramadan	28, Ramadan	39, Ramadan	410, Ramadan	511, Ramadan
612, Ramadan	713, Ramadan	814Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	915, Ramadan	1016Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1117, Ramadan	1218, Ramadan
1319, Ramadan	1420, Ramadan	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1622, Ramadan	1723, Ramadan	1824Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1925, Ramadan
2026Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2127Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2228Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2329, Ramadan	2430Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2531al-Quds Day, Ramadan	26Jun 1Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan
272, Ramadan	283, Ramadan	294, Ramadan

Ramadan 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 7Start of the fast, Ramadan	28, Ramadan	39, Ramadan	410, Ramadan	511, Ramadan
612, Ramadan	713, Ramadan	814Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	915, Ramadan	1016Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1117, Ramadan	1218, Ramadan
1319, Ramadan	1420, Ramadan	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1622, Ramadan	1723, Ramadan	1824Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1925, Ramadan
2026Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2127Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2228Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2329, Ramadan	2430Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2531al-Quds Day, Ramadan	26Jun 1Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan
272, Ramadan	283, Ramadan	294, 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
MonTueTue
6 May7 May7 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
MonTueTue
13 May14 May14 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
WedThuThu
15 May16 May16 May
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
20 May21 May21 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
ThuFriFri
23 May24 May24 May
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Thursday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 May)Friday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 May)Friday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 May)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
ThuFriFri
23 May24 May24 May
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 May)Friday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 May)Friday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 May)
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
SatSunSun
25 May26 May26 May
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
SatSunSun
25 May26 May26 May
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Saturday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 May)Sunday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 May)Sunday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 May)
A’maal for this day →
21
SunMonMon
26 May27 May27 May
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
MonTueTue
27 May28 May28 May
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Monday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 May)Tuesday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 May)Tuesday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 May)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
WedThuThu
29 May30 May30 May
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Wednesday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 May)Thursday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 May)Thursday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 May)
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
262525
Fri
31 May
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
FriSatSat
31 May1 June1 June
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Friday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 June)Saturday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 June)Saturday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 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