Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1581

February to March 2156 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 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 23Start of the fast, Ramadan	224, Ramadan	325, Ramadan	426, Ramadan	527, Ramadan	628, Ramadan
729, Ramadan	8Mar 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	2619al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2720Nawruz, Ramadan
2821, Ramadan	2922, Ramadan	3023, Ramadan

Ramadan 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 23Start of the fast, Ramadan	224, Ramadan	325, Ramadan	426, Ramadan	527, Ramadan	628, Ramadan
729, Ramadan	8Mar 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	2619al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2720Nawruz, Ramadan
2821, Ramadan	2922, Ramadan

Ramadan 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 23Start of the fast, Ramadan	224, Ramadan	325, Ramadan	426, Ramadan	527, Ramadan	628, Ramadan
729, Ramadan	8Mar 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	2619al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th)	2720Nawruz, Ramadan
2821, Ramadan	2922, 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
23 Feb
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
1 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
10
Wed
3 Mar
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
8 Mar
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
11 Mar
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Thursday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 March)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Thu
11 Mar
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 March)
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
13 Mar
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
13 Mar
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Saturday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 March)
A’maal for this day →
21
Sun
14 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
Mon
15 Mar
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Monday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 March)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
Wed
17 Mar
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Wednesday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 March)
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
19 Mar
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
27
Sat
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
27
Eve
Fri
19 Mar
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Friday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 March)
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