Islamic Calendar Calculator

Convert dates to the Islamic Hijri calendar with holiday information

Convert to Hijri Date

Islamic Months

1. Muharram

Sacred

30 days

2. Safar

Void

29 days

3. Rabi al-Awwal

First Spring

30 days

4. Rabi al-Thani

Second Spring

29 days

5. Jumada al-Awwal

First Freeze

30 days

6. Jumada al-Thani

Second Freeze

29 days

7. Rajab

Respect

30 days

8. Shaban

Scattered

29 days

9. Ramadan

Burning Heat

30 days

10. Shawwal

Raised

29 days

11. Dhul Qadah

Truce

30 days

12. Dhul Hijjah

Pilgrimage

29 days

Enter a Gregorian date to see the Hijri equivalent

Important Islamic Dates

Islamic New Year

1 Muharram

observance

Day of Ashura

10 Muharram

observance

Mawlid al-Nabi

12 Rabi al-Awwal

celebration

Isra and Miraj

27 Rajab

observance

Laylat al-Bara

15 Shaban

observance

Start of Ramadan

1 Ramadan

fasting

Laylat al-Qadr

27 Ramadan

holy

Eid al-Fitr

1 Shawwal

celebration

Day of Arafah

9 Dhul Hijjah

pilgrimage

Eid al-Adha

10 Dhul Hijjah

celebration

About the Islamic Calendar

The Islamic (Hijri) calendar is a lunar calendar with 12 months of 29 or 30 days. It began in 622 CE with the Hijra (migration) of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Each month starts with the sighting of the new moon.