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Today's Hijri Date
Based on your device's date. The Islamic day begins at sunset, so after sunset the Hijri date may already be one day ahead in some places.
Date Conversion
Results use the Umm al-Qura calendar. Other methods, such as local moon sighting or tabular calendars, can differ by one or two days, so confirm religious dates such as Ramadan and Eid with your local mosque.
How the Hijri to Gregorian conversion works
The Hijri calendar is lunar. Each month begins with the new crescent moon and lasts 29 or 30 days, and twelve months make a year of about 354 days. The year begins on 1 Muharram and is counted from the Hijrah, the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ migration from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE.
The Gregorian calendar follows the sun and has 365 or 366 days, so the two calendars drift apart by about 11 days a year. Every Hijri date falls around 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar than it did the year before. Ramadan, for example, moves from winter through autumn, summer and spring over roughly 33 years.
To convert a date, this Islamic date converter finds where that day falls in the Umm al-Qura calendar and returns the matching day in the other calendar. To go further, read about the Islamic calendar and the 12 Hijri months, check the Islamic holidays 2026-2027 dates, or prepare for the fasting month with our Ramadan guide.
Hijri months
| No. | Name | Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muharram | مُحَرَّم | Sacred / Forbidden |
| 2 | Safar | صَفَر | Void / Empty |
| 3 | Rabi' al-Awwal | رَبِيع الأَوَّل | First Spring |
| 4 | Rabi' al-Thani | رَبِيع الثَّانِي | Second Spring |
| 5 | Jumada al-Ula | جُمَادَىٰ الأُولَىٰ | First of Parched Land |
| 6 | Jumada al-Thani | جُمَادَىٰ الآخِرَة | Last of Parched Land |
| 7 | Rajab | رَجَب | Respect / Honour |
| 8 | Sha'ban | شَعْبَان | Scattered / Spread |
| 9 | Ramadan | رَمَضَان | Scorching Heat |
| 10 | Shawwal | شَوَّال | Raised / Uplift |
| 11 | Dhul Qi'dah | ذُو القَعْدَة | Month of Rest |
| 12 | Dhul Hijjah | ذُو الحِجَّة | Month of Pilgrimage |
Example conversions
| Hijri date | Occasion | Gregorian date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Muharram 1448 AH | Islamic New Year | Tuesday, 16 June 2026 |
| 1 Ramadan 1448 AH | First day of Ramadan | Monday, 8 February 2027 |
| 1 Shawwal 1448 AH | Eid al-Fitr | Tuesday, 9 March 2027 |
| 10 Dhul Hijjah 1448 AH | Eid al-Adha | Sunday, 16 May 2027 |
| 1 Muharram 1449 AH | Islamic New Year | Sunday, 6 June 2027 |
| 1 Ramadan 1449 AH | First day of Ramadan | Friday, 28 January 2028 |
| 1 Shawwal 1449 AH | Eid al-Fitr | Saturday, 26 February 2028 |
| 10 Dhul Hijjah 1449 AH | Eid al-Adha | Friday, 5 May 2028 |
Calculated with the Umm al-Qura calendar. Local moon sighting can move these dates by a day or two.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert a Hijri date to Gregorian?
Open the Hijri → Gregorian tab at the top of this page, enter the day, choose the month from the list and type the year in AH, then select Convert to Gregorian. The tool shows the matching Gregorian date with its weekday. If the day does not exist in that month, such as 30 Safar in a 29-day year, it tells you instead.
Why are Hijri dates sometimes different by a day?
Hijri months begin with the new crescent moon, and communities decide that start in different ways. Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar is calculated in advance, many countries and mosques wait for a local sighting, and some use a fixed tabular calendar. Because the crescent may be seen a day later in one place than another, dates can differ by one or occasionally two days.
What is the Umm al-Qura calendar?
Umm al-Qura is the official Hijri calendar of Saudi Arabia, named after a traditional title of Makkah. Its months are set in advance from astronomical calculations of the moon as seen from Makkah, rather than from an actual sighting. It is widely used for civil dates, and this converter uses it for every result.
What is the current Hijri year?
The current Hijri year is shown in the Today's Hijri Date box at the top of this page, which works it out from your device's date each time you visit. A new Hijri year begins on 1 Muharram, about 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar each year, so the box stays correct without this page needing an update.
How many days are in a Hijri year?
A Hijri year has 12 lunar months of 29 or 30 days, adding up to 354 or 355 days. That is about 11 days shorter than a Gregorian year of 365 or 366 days, which is why Islamic dates move earlier through the seasons and complete a full cycle roughly every 33 years.
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