Hijri calendar

Ramadan 1588

December 2162 to January 2163 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 1588 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 9Start of the fast, Ramadan	210, Ramadan	311, Ramadan
412, Ramadan	513, Ramadan	614, Ramadan	715, Ramadan	816Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	917, Ramadan	1018Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan
1119, Ramadan	1220, Ramadan	1321, Ramadan	1422, Ramadan	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1624, Ramadan	1725, Ramadan
1826Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat	1927, Ramadan	2028Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2129Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2230Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2331al-Quds Day, Ramadan	24Jan 1Shab-e-Qadr (25th)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Ramadan
252, Ramadan	263Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	274, Ramadan	285, Ramadan	296, Ramadan

Ramadan 1588 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 8Start of the fast, Ramadan	29, Ramadan	310, Ramadan	411, Ramadan
512, Ramadan	613, Ramadan	714, Ramadan	815Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	916, Ramadan	1017Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1118, Ramadan
1219, Ramadan	1320, Ramadan	1421, Ramadan	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1623, Ramadan	1724, Ramadan	1825Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
1926, Ramadan	2027Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2128Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2330, Ramadan	2431al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	25Jan 1, Ramadan
262Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	273, Ramadan	284, Ramadan	295, Ramadan	306, Ramadan

Ramadan 1588 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 8Start of the fast, Ramadan	29, Ramadan	310, Ramadan	411, Ramadan
512, Ramadan	613, Ramadan	714, Ramadan	815Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan	916, Ramadan	1017Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan	1118, Ramadan
1219, Ramadan	1320, Ramadan	1421, Ramadan	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan	1623, Ramadan	1724, Ramadan	1825Laylat al-Qadr (19th)Eve of 19, after Maghrib, Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat
1926, Ramadan	2027Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st)	2128Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan	2229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)Eve of 23, after Maghrib, Ramadan	2330, Ramadan	2431al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th)	25Jan 1, Ramadan
262Shab-e-Qadr (27th)Eve of 27, after Maghrib, Ramadan	273, Ramadan	284, Ramadan	295, Ramadan	306, 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
ThuWedWed
9 Dec8 Dec8 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
ThuWedWed
16 Dec15 Dec15 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
SatFriFri
18 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedWed
23 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SunSatSat
26 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Worship
Sunday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 December)Saturday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 December)Saturday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 December)
A’maal for this day →
19
Eve
SunSatSat
26 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
Shab-e-Zarbat
Mourning
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 December)Saturday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 December)Saturday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 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
20
TueMonMon
28 Dec27 Dec27 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)
21
Eve
TueMonMon
28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Worship
Tuesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 December)Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)
A’maal for this day →
21
WedTueTue
29 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
232424
Fri
31 Dec
al-Quds Day
Commemoration
A’maal for this day →
23
Eve
ThuWedWed
30 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Worship
Thursday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 December)Wednesday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 December)Wednesday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 December)
A’maal for this day →
25
Eve
SatFriFri
1 Jan31 Dec31 Dec
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Worship
Saturday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 January)Friday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 January)Friday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 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
MonSunSun
3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Worship
Monday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 January)Sunday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 January)Sunday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 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