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Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1449

January to February 2028 رمضان

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
  • 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. 1

    Sat
    29 Jan

    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
  2. 8

    Sat
    5 Feb

    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
  3. 10

    Mon
    7 Feb

  4. 15

    Sat
    12 Feb

  5. 19

    Eve

    Tue
    15 Feb

    Laylat al-Qadr (19th)

    Worship

    Tuesday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  6. 19

    Eve

    Tue
    15 Feb

    Shab-e-Zarbat

    Mourning

    Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer

    Tuesday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 February)

    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
  7. 20

    Thu
    17 Feb

    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)
  8. 21

    Eve

    Thu
    17 Feb

    Laylat al-Qadr (21st)

    Worship

    Thursday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  9. 21

    Fri
    18 Feb

  10. 23

    Eve

    Sat
    19 Feb

    Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)

    Worship

    Saturday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 25

    Eve

    Mon
    21 Feb

    Shab-e-Qadr (25th)

    Worship

    Monday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 February)

    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
  12. 27

    Eve

    Wed
    23 Feb

    Shab-e-Qadr (27th)

    Worship

    Wednesday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 February)

    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
  13. 28

    Fri
    25 Feb

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