Hijri date today
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The Islamic (Hijri) calendar is a lunar calendar of 12 months of 29 or 30 days, about 11 days shorter than the solar year. Dates here use the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia; local moon sightings can put the start of a month a day earlier or later.
Gregorian to Hijri
Hijri to Gregorian
Coming up
| Ramadan begins (1 Ramadan) | … |
| Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal) | … |
| Day of Arafah (9 Dhuʻl-Hijjah) | … |
| Eid al-Adha (10 Dhuʻl-Hijjah) | … |
| Islamic New Year (1 Muharram) | … |
| Ashura (10 Muharram) | … |
Expected dates by the Umm al-Qura calendar. Many communities begin Ramadan and the Eids by sighting the new moon, which can differ by a day.
Islamic months this year
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Also see prayer times and the Qibla direction.
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Questions people ask
What is the Islamic date today?
The box at the top shows today's date in the Hijri calendar, using the Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia. Your local mosque may be a day apart if it follows moon sighting.
How do I convert Hijri to Gregorian?
Enter the Hijri day, month and year in the converter above and the Gregorian date appears instantly. To go the other way, pick a Gregorian date.
Why does Ramadan move every year?
The Islamic year is about 354 days, 11 days shorter than the solar year, so Ramadan comes about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year and cycles through the seasons in about 33 years.
What year is it in the Islamic calendar?
The current Hijri year is shown at the top of this page. Years are counted from the Hijra, the Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.