Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1441

April to May 2020 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 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 24Start of the fast, Ramadan	225, Ramadan
326, Ramadan	427, Ramadan	528, Ramadan	629, Ramadan	730, Ramadan	8May 1Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	92, Ramadan
103Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	114, Ramadan	125, Ramadan	136, Ramadan	147, Ramadan	158Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	169, Ramadan
1710, Ramadan	1811Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1912, Ramadan	2013Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2114Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2215Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2316, Ramadan
2417Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2518, Ramadan	2619Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2720, Ramadan	2821, Ramadan	2922al-Quds Day, Ramadan	3023, Ramadan

Ramadan 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 25Start of the fast, Ramadan
226, Ramadan	327, Ramadan	428, Ramadan	529, Ramadan	630, Ramadan	7May 1, Ramadan	82Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
93, Ramadan	104Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	115, Ramadan	126, Ramadan	137, Ramadan	148, Ramadan	159Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
1610, Ramadan	1711, Ramadan	1812Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1913, Ramadan	2014Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2115Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2216Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2317, Ramadan	2418Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2519, Ramadan	2620Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2721, Ramadan	2822al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2923, Ramadan
3024, Ramadan

Ramadan 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 25Start of the fast, Ramadan
226, Ramadan	327, Ramadan	428, Ramadan	529, Ramadan	630, Ramadan	7May 1, Ramadan	82Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
93, Ramadan	104Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	115, Ramadan	126, Ramadan	137, Ramadan	148, Ramadan	159Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
1610, Ramadan	1711, Ramadan	1812Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1913, Ramadan	2014Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2115Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2216Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2317, Ramadan	2418Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2519, Ramadan	2620Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2721, Ramadan	2822al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2923, Ramadan
3024, 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
FriSatSat
24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
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
FriSatSat
1 May2 May2 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
SunMonMon
3 May4 May4 May
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
8 May9 May9 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
MonTueTue
11 May12 May12 May
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Monday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 May)Tuesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 May)Tuesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 May)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
MonTueTue
11 May12 May12 May
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Monday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 May)Tuesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 May)Tuesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 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
WedThuThu
13 May14 May14 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
WedThuThu
13 May14 May14 May
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Wednesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 May)Thursday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 May)Thursday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 May)
A’maal for this day →
21
ThuFriFri
14 May15 May15 May
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
FriSatSat
15 May16 May16 May
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Friday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 May)Saturday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 May)Saturday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 May)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
SunMonMon
17 May18 May18 May
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Sunday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 May)Monday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 May)Monday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 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
27
Eve
TueWedWed
19 May20 May20 May
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Tuesday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 May)Wednesday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 May)Wednesday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 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
292828
Fri
22 May
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →