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Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1556

November to December 2131 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

    Thu
    22 Nov

    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

    Thu
    29 Nov

    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

    Sat
    1 Dec

  4. 15

    Thu
    6 Dec

  5. 19

    Eve

    Sun
    9 Dec

    Laylat al-Qadr (19th)

    Worship

    Sunday 9 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  6. 19

    Eve

    Sun
    9 Dec

    Shab-e-Zarbat

    Mourning

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

    Sunday 9 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 December)

    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

    Tue
    11 Dec

    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

    Tue
    11 Dec

    Laylat al-Qadr (21st)

    Worship

    Tuesday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  9. 21

    Wed
    12 Dec

  10. 23

    Eve

    Thu
    13 Dec

    Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)

    Worship

    Thursday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 25

    Eve

    Sat
    15 Dec

    Shab-e-Qadr (25th)

    Worship

    Saturday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 December)

    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

    Mon
    17 Dec

    Shab-e-Qadr (27th)

    Worship

    Monday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 December)

    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. 30

    Fri
    21 Dec

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