Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1520

December 2096 to January 2097 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.

Ramadan 1520 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 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	16Jan 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	2611al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2712, Ramadan
2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan	3015, Ramadan

Ramadan 1520 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 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	16Jan 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	2611al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2712, Ramadan
2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan	3015, Ramadan

Ramadan 1520 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 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	16Jan 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	2611al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2712, Ramadan
2813, Ramadan	2914, Ramadan	3015, 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
Mon
17 Dec
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
Mon
24 Dec
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
Wed
26 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
31 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
3 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Thursday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 January)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
3 Jan
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 January)
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
Sat
5 Jan
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
Sat
5 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Saturday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 January)
A’maal for this day →
21
Sun
6 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
Mon
7 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Monday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 January)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
Wed
9 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Wednesday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 January)
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
26
Fri
11 Jan
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
Fri
11 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Friday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 January)
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