Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1442

April to May 2021 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 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 13Start of the fast, Ramadan	214, Ramadan	315, Ramadan	416, Ramadan	517, Ramadan
618, Ramadan	719, Ramadan	820Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	921, Ramadan	1022Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1123, Ramadan	1224, Ramadan
1325, Ramadan	1426, Ramadan	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1628, Ramadan	1729, Ramadan	1830Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	19May 1, Ramadan
202Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	213Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	224Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	235, Ramadan	246Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	257al-Quds Day, Ramadan	268Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan
279, Ramadan	2810, Ramadan	2911, Ramadan	3012, Ramadan

Ramadan 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 14Start of the fast, Ramadan	215, Ramadan	316, Ramadan	417, Ramadan
518, Ramadan	619, Ramadan	720, Ramadan	821Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	922, Ramadan	1023Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1124, Ramadan
1225, Ramadan	1326, Ramadan	1427, Ramadan	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1629, Ramadan	1730, Ramadan	18May 1Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
192, Ramadan	203Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	214Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	225Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	236, Ramadan	247al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	258, Ramadan
269Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2710, Ramadan	2811, Ramadan	2912, Ramadan	3013, Ramadan

Ramadan 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 14Start of the fast, Ramadan	215, Ramadan	316, Ramadan	417, Ramadan
518, Ramadan	619, Ramadan	720, Ramadan	821Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	922, Ramadan	1023Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1124, Ramadan
1225, Ramadan	1326, Ramadan	1427, Ramadan	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1629, Ramadan	1730, Ramadan	18May 1Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
192, Ramadan	203Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	214Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	225Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	236, Ramadan	247al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	258, Ramadan
269Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2710, Ramadan	2811, Ramadan	2912, Ramadan	3013, 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
TueWedWed
13 Apr14 Apr14 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
TueWedWed
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
ThuFriFri
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
FriSatSat
30 Apr1 May1 May
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Friday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
FriSatSat
30 Apr1 May1 May
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 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
SunMonMon
2 May3 May3 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
SunMonMon
2 May3 May3 May
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)
A’maal for this day →
21
MonTueTue
3 May4 May4 May
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
TueWedWed
4 May5 May5 May
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Tuesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 May)Wednesday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 May)Wednesday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 May)
A’maal for this day →
252424
Fri
7 May
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
ThuFriFri
6 May7 May7 May
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Thursday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 May)Friday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 May)Friday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 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
SatSunSun
8 May9 May9 May
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Saturday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 May)Sunday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 May)Sunday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 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