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Hijri Calendar 1446 AH

The Hijri year 1446 runs from Sunday, 7 July 2024 to Wednesday, 25 June 2025 — 354 days in twelve lunar months. Ramadan begins on Saturday, 1 March 2025.

The months of 1446 AH

#MonthBeginsEndsDays
1 Muharram محرم Sacred 29
2 Safar صفر 30
3 Rabi' al-Awwal ربيع الأول 30
4 Rabi' al-Thani ربيع الآخر 30
5 Jumada al-Ula جمادى الأولى 29
6 Jumada al-Akhirah جمادى الآخرة 30
7 Rajab رجب Sacred 30
8 Sha'ban شعبان 29
9 Ramadan رمضان 29
10 Shawwal شوال 30
11 Dhu al-Qi'dah ذو القعدة Sacred 29
12 Dhu al-Hijjah ذو الحجة Sacred 29

Occasions in 1446 AH

OccasionHijriGregorianQuran
Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية 1 Muharram 1446 AH 9:40
Ashura عاشوراء 10 Muharram 1446 AH 2:50
Mawlid an-Nabi المولد النبوي 12 Rabi' al-Awwal 1446 AH 21:107
Isra and Mi'raj الإسراء والمعراج 27 Rajab 1446 AH 17:1
Laylat al-Bara'ah ليلة البراءة 15 Sha'ban 1446 AH —
First of Ramadan أول رمضان 1 Ramadan 1446 AH 2:185
Laylat al-Qadr ليلة القدر 27 Ramadan 1446 AH 97:1
Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر 1 Shawwal 1446 AH 2:185
Hajj begins بداية الحج 8 Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH 22:27
Day of Arafah يوم عرفة 9 Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH 5:3
Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH 108:2

How to read these dates

These dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar. An announced date can differ by a day from it, because most authorities begin a month on an actual sighting of the new crescent — for Ramadan, the two Eids and the Day of Arafah, follow the authority you observe with. The live calendar lets you adjust for your community and shows today's date.

A Hijri year is about eleven days shorter than a Gregorian one, so every date on this page falls about eleven days earlier than it did in 1445 AH, and Ramadan moves through all four seasons over roughly 33 years.

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