Islamic date & converter
Hijri date today
Today's Islamic date, and a two-way converter between the Hijri and Gregorian calendars, based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.
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About the Hijri calendar
The Hijri calendar is the Islamic lunar calendar: 12 months of roughly 29 to 30 days, about 354 days a year, so Islamic dates move earlier by around 11 days each Gregorian year. It began with the Hijra, the Prophet Muhammad's migration from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE, and it sets the dates of Ramadan, the two Eids and Hajj.
The twelve months are Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-Awwal, Rabi al-Thani, Jumada al-Awwal, Jumada al-Thani, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu al-Qadah and Dhu al-Hijjah.
Questions
What is the Hijri calendar?
The Islamic lunar calendar of 12 months and about 354 days, starting from the Hijra in 622 CE. It sets Ramadan, Eid and Hajj.
Why can the Islamic date differ by a day?
Islamic months traditionally begin with the sighting of the new crescent moon, which can vary by a day between regions. This tool uses the calculated Umm al-Qura calendar, which may differ from a local moon sighting.
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