Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1587

December 2161 to January 2162 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 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 19Start of the fast, Ramadan
220, Ramadan	321, Ramadan	422, Ramadan	523, Ramadan	624, Ramadan	725, Ramadan	826Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
927, Ramadan	1028Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1129, Ramadan	1230, Ramadan	1331, Ramadan	14Jan 1, Ramadan	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
163, Ramadan	174, Ramadan	185Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	196, Ramadan	207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2310, Ramadan	2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2512, Ramadan	2613Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2714, Ramadan	2815al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2916, Ramadan
3017, Ramadan

Ramadan 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 19Start of the fast, Ramadan
220, Ramadan	321, Ramadan	422, Ramadan	523, Ramadan	624, Ramadan	725, Ramadan	826Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
927, Ramadan	1028Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1129, Ramadan	1230, Ramadan	1331, Ramadan	14Jan 1, Ramadan	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
163, Ramadan	174, Ramadan	185Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	196, Ramadan	207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2310, Ramadan	2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2512, Ramadan	2613Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2714, Ramadan	2815al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2916, Ramadan

Ramadan 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 19Start of the fast, Ramadan
220, Ramadan	321, Ramadan	422, Ramadan	523, Ramadan	624, Ramadan	725, Ramadan	826Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan
927, Ramadan	1028Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1129, Ramadan	1230, Ramadan	1331, Ramadan	14Jan 1, Ramadan	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan
163, Ramadan	174, Ramadan	185Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	196, Ramadan	207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan
2310, Ramadan	2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2512, Ramadan	2613Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2714, Ramadan	2815al-Quds Day, Ramadan	2916, 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
Sat
19 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
Sat
26 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
Mon
28 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
2 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Tue
5 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Tuesday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 January)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
Tue
5 Jan
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Tuesday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 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
Thu
7 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
Thu
7 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Thursday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 January)
A’maal for this day →
21
Fri
8 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
Sat
9 Jan
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Saturday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 January)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
Mon
11 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Monday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 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
27
Eve
Wed
13 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Wednesday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 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
28
Fri
15 Jan
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →