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Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1545

March to April 2121 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

    SatFriFri
    22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar

    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

    SatFriFri
    29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

    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

    MonSunSun
    31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar

  4. 15

    SatFriFri
    5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr

  5. 19

    Eve

    TueMonMon
    8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr

    Laylat al-Qadr (19th)

    Worship

    Tuesday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 April)Monday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 April)Monday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  6. 19

    Eve

    TueMonMon
    8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr

    Shab-e-Zarbat

    Mourning

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

    Tuesday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 April)Monday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 April)Monday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 April)

    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

    ThuWedWed
    10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr

    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

    ThuWedWed
    10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr

    Laylat al-Qadr (21st)

    Worship

    Thursday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 April)Wednesday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 April)Wednesday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  9. 21

    FriThuThu
    11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr

  10. 23

    Eve

    SatFriFri
    12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr

    Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)

    Worship

    Saturday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 April)Friday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 April)Friday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 25

    Eve

    MonSunSun
    14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr

    Shab-e-Qadr (25th)

    Worship

    Monday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 April)Sunday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 April)Sunday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 April)

    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

    WedTueTue
    16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr

    Shab-e-Qadr (27th)

    Worship

    Wednesday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 April)Tuesday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 April)Tuesday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 April)

    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. 282929

    Fri
    18 Apr

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