Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1542

April to May 2118 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 1542 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	2720al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2821, Ramadan
2922, Ramadan

Ramadan 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 23Start of the fast, Ramadan
224, Ramadan	325, Ramadan	426, Ramadan	527, Ramadan	628, Ramadan	729, Ramadan	830Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
9May 1, Ramadan	102Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	113, Ramadan	124, Ramadan	135, Ramadan	146, Ramadan	157Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
168, Ramadan	179, Ramadan	1810Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1911, Ramadan	2012Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2113Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2214Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2315, Ramadan	2416Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2517, Ramadan	2618Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2719, Ramadan	2820al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2921, Ramadan
3022, Ramadan

Ramadan 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 23Start of the fast, Ramadan
224, Ramadan	325, Ramadan	426, Ramadan	527, Ramadan	628, Ramadan	729, Ramadan	830Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
9May 1, Ramadan	102Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	113, Ramadan	124, Ramadan	135, Ramadan	146, Ramadan	157Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
168, Ramadan	179, Ramadan	1810Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1911, Ramadan	2012Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2113Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2214Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2315, Ramadan	2416Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2517, Ramadan	2618Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2719, Ramadan	2820al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2921, Ramadan
3022, 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
SunSatSat
24 Apr23 Apr23 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
SunSatSat
1 May30 Apr30 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
TueMonMon
3 May2 May2 May
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
8 May7 May7 May
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
WedTueTue
11 May10 May10 May
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Wednesday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 May)Tuesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 May)Tuesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 May)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
WedTueTue
11 May10 May10 May
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Wednesday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 May)Tuesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 May)Tuesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 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
FriThuThu
13 May12 May12 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
FriThuThu
13 May12 May12 May
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Friday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 May)Thursday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 May)Thursday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 May)
A’maal for this day →
21
SatFriFri
14 May13 May13 May
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
SunSatSat
15 May14 May14 May
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Sunday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 May)Saturday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 May)Saturday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 May)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
TueMonMon
17 May16 May16 May
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Tuesday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 May)Monday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 May)Monday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 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
272828
Fri
20 May
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
27
Eve
ThuWedWed
19 May18 May18 May
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Thursday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 May)Wednesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 May)Wednesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 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