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Islamic Calendar Calculator | Show Hijri & Gregorian dates

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An Islamic Calendar Calculator shows a full Hijri (Islamic lunar) year or single month alongside the corresponding Gregorian dates. The calculator covers all 12 Hijri months — Muharram, Safar, Rabi' al-Awwal, Rabi' al-Thani, Jumada al-Awwal, Jumada al-Thani, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhul Qi'dah and Dhul Hijjah — with each month's length and starting Gregorian date.

Last updated: June 2026 · Free · No sign-up required

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Quick reference

Hijri month (1447 AH)Begins
Muharram27 Jun 2025
Ramadan18 Feb 2026
Shawwal20 Mar 2026
Dhu al-Hijjah16 May 2026

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Each Hijri month is 29–30 days. The calendar tracks 12 months for a total of 354 days, 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

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Muharram, Rajab, Dhul Qi'dah and Dhul Hijjah are the four sacred months (Surah At-Tawbah 9:36). Fighting in these months is traditionally forbidden.

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Ramadan (9), Shawwal (10) and Dhul Hijjah (12) anchor the year's three biggest religious events — fasting, Eid al-Fitr, and Hajj + Eid al-Adha.

history Started 622 CE

Year 1 AH (Anno Hegirae) corresponds to 622 CE — the year of the Prophet (ﷺ)'s migration from Mecca to Madinah. 2026 CE = approximately 1447–1448 AH.

Interpretation guide

FactValue
Hijri year length354 or 355 days (1447 = 355)
Month length29 or 30 days
Sacred monthsMuharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qa’dah, Dhu al-Hijjah

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Let's say you are using the Islamic Calendar Calculator. An Islamic Calendar Calculator shows a full Hijri (Islamic lunar) year or single month alongside the corresponding Gregorian dates. The calculator covers all 12 Hijri months — Muharram, Safar, Rabi' Enter the values that match your situation into the input fields and press calculate — using realistic numbers makes the result directly useful for you.

Result: The calculator instantly applies the formula Gregorian start = tabular Hijri→Gregorian conversion per month (30-yr cycle, 11 leap years) and returns the result with appropriate precision.

What this means: Read the result in the context of what you are measuring. The step-by-step breakdown lets you confirm the math and understand which input most affects the outcome.

Formula & methodology

Formula: Gregorian start = tabular Hijri→Gregorian conversion per month (30-yr cycle, 11 leap years)

The Islamic Calendar Calculator is built on a well-established calculation method. It uses the formula Gregorian start = tabular Hijri→Gregorian conversion per month (30-yr cycle, 11 leap years) to turn your inputs into a reliable result. An Islamic Calendar Calculator shows a full Hijri (Islamic lunar) year or single month alongside the corresponding Gregorian dates. The calculator covers all 12 Hijri months — Muharram, Safar, Rabi' al-Awwal, Rabi' The steps are shown on the page so you can follow the reasoning from input to output.

  1. Enter a Hijri year (or leave blank for the current one) and choose year or single-month view.
  2. The arithmetic (tabular) Islamic calendar converts each month’s 1st to a Gregorian date.
  3. Month lengths (29/30) and the year total are computed from the conversions.

Worked example: 1447 AH spans 27 Jun 2025 – 16 Jun 2026 (355 days), with Ramadan beginning 18 February 2026 and Shawwal (Eid) on 20 March 2026 — matching the season’s published dates.

Authoritative source: al-Islam.org — Islamic Calendar Reference

Frequently asked questions

What Hijri year is it now?
The Islamic Calendar Calculator is free, private, and accurate: it runs entirely in your browser (no uploads, no accounts), applies the standard calculation, and explains each step so you can verify the result. An Islamic Calendar Calculator shows a full Hijri (Islamic lunar) year or single month alongside the corresponding Gregorian dates. The calculator covers all 12 Hijri months — Muharram, Safar, Rabi' al-Awwal, Rabi' al-Thani, Jumada al-Awwal, Jumada al-Thani, There is no limit on usage, and it works on any device.
Why are Islamic months 29 or 30 days?
A lunar month is the time between two new moons, about 29.53 days, so months must alternate between 29 and 30 days to stay aligned with the moon. The tabular calendar fixes this alternation with a 30-year cycle of 11 leap years. Actual moon-sighting calendars follow observation, so any month can be 29 or 30 days depending on the crescent.
Tabular calendar vs moon sighting — what’s the difference?
The tabular (arithmetic) calendar fixes month lengths by a 30-year cycle with 11 leap years, so dates are known years in advance and consistent worldwide. Moon sighting instead starts each month when the crescent is actually observed, which depends on location, weather, and local announcement — so it can differ by a day. This calculator shows the tabular dates; verify against your local authority for worship.
What are the sacred months?
The four sacred months in Islam are Muharram, Rajab, Dhul-Qi'dah, and Dhul-Hijjah. During these months, warfare and aggression are traditionally forbidden, and their observance predates Islam, continuing after it. The calendar calculator highlights these months in the Hijri year view so you can see them in context with their Gregorian dates.
Why do Ramadan dates differ between sources?
Different sources use different methods: tabular calendars (like this one) compute dates arithmetically, while authorities in moon-sighting regions announce dates based on the actual crescent observation, which can shift the start by a day depending on location, weather, and sighting criteria. Saudi Arabia uses the Umm al-Qura calculated calendar. All are legitimate; they simply use different criteria.
Why might this calendar differ from the moon-sighting calendar in my country?
The tabular Islamic calendar is fixed arithmetic — a 30-year cycle with 11 leap years — while many countries start months by actual moon sighting. The two usually agree but can differ by a day around month boundaries. For religious observance, follow the local moon-sighting authority; the tabular version suits planning and conversion.
Which years in the 30-year cycle are leap years?
Years 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, and 29 of the cycle gain an extra day — Dhul Hijjah gets 30 days instead of 29. That's 11 leap years per 30, averaging 354.3667 days per year, very close to the true lunar year. The cycle is applied automatically.
Why does Ramadan move through the seasons?
The Islamic year is about 354 days — roughly 11 days shorter than the solar year — so each Hijri month drifts earlier through the Gregorian calendar, completing a full seasonal cycle about every 33 years. That is why Ramadan fasting hours vary so much across the decades. The drift is visible year to year in the calendar view.
How long is each Hijri month?
Alternating 30 and 29 days in the tabular calendar — Muharram 30, Safar 29, and so on — with Dhul Hijjah gaining a 30th day in leap years. Observational months follow the actual crescent, so any month can be 29 or 30 days. Tabular lengths are shown with each month's Gregorian start date.

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