The Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, consisting of 12 months of 354 or 355 days. As it is a lunar calendar, there is an annual drift of 10 days, which means that it is not synchronised with the seasons, with the dates being repeated every 33 years.
The year begins with the month of Muharram and the current year is 1439.
Key Islamic Dates 2018:
1st Ramadan – May 15th, 2018
Eid ul Fitr – June 15th, 2018
Eid ul Adha – August 21st, 2018
1st Muharram – September 11th, 2018
Ashura – September 19th, 2019
The following Hijri calendar is in accordance with Makkah:
January 2018
Rabi Al-Akhar 1439 – Jumada Al-Awwal 1439
February 2018
Jumada Al-Awwal 1439 – Jumada Al-Akhirah 1439
March 2018
Jumada Al-Akhirah 1439 – Rajab 1439
April 2018
Rajab 1439 – Shaban 1439
May 2018
Shaban 1439 – Ramadan 1439
June 2018
Ramadan 1439 – Shawwal 1439
July 2018
Shawwal 1439 – Dhul Qadah 1439
August 2018
Dhul Qadah 1439 – Dhul Hijjah 1439
September 2018
Dhul Hijjah 1439 – Muharram 1440
October 2018
Muharram 1439 – Safar 1440
November 2018
Safar 1439 – Rabi Al-Awwal 1440
December 2018
Rabi Al-Awwal 1439 – Rabi Al-Akhar 1440
