Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1940.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1940, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 1940

January 1940

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1358 AH

January 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	121	222	323	424	525	626
727	828	929	1030	111	122	133
144	155	166	177	188	199	2010
2111	2212	2313	2414	2515	2616	2717
2818	2919	3020	3121

February 1940

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1359 AH

February 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				122	223	324
425	526	627	728	829	930	101
112	123	134	145	156	167	178
189	1910	2011	2112	2213	2314	2415
2516	2617	2718	2819	2920

March 1940

Muharram – Safar 1359 AH

March 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					121	222
323	424	525	626	727	828	929
101	112	123	134	145	156	167
178	189	1910	2011	2112	2213	2314
2415	2516	2617	2718	2819	2920	3021
3122

April 1940

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1359 AH

April 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	123	224	325	426	527	628
729	830	91	102	113	124	135
146	157	168	179	1810	1911	2012
2113	2214	2315	2416	2517	2618	2719
2820	2921	3022

May 1940

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1359 AH

May 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			123	224	325	426
527	628	729	830	91	102	113
124	135	146	157	168	179	1810
1911	2012	2113	2214	2315	2416	2517
2618	2719	2820	2921	3022	3123

June 1940

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1359 AH

June 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						124
225	326	427	528	629	71	82
93	104	115	126	137	148	159
1610	1711	1812	1913	2014	2115	2216
2317	2418	2519	2620	2721	2822	2923
3024

July 1940

Jumada I – Jumada II 1359 AH

July 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	125	226	327	428	529	630
71	82	93	104	115	126	137
148	159	1610	1711	1812	1913	2014
2115	2216	2317	2418	2519	2620	2721
2822	2923	3024	3125

August 1940

Jumada II – Rajab 1359 AH

August 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				126	227	328
429	51	62	73	84	95	106
117	128	139	1410	1511	1612	1713
1814	1915	2016	2117	2218	2319	2420
2521	2622	2723	2824	2925	3026	3127

September 1940

Rajab – Shaʻban 1359 AH

September 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
128	229	330	41	52	63	74
85	96	107	118	129	1310	1411
1512	1613	1714	1815	1916	2017	2118
2219	2320	2421	2522	2623	2724	2825
2926	3027

October 1940

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1359 AH

October 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
		128	229	31	42	53
64	75	86	97	108	119	1210
1311	1412	1513	1614	1715	1816	1917
2018	2119	2220	2321	2422	2523	2624
2725	2826	2927	3028	3129

November 1940

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1359 AH

November 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					11	22
33	44	55	66	77	88	99
1010	1111	1212	1313	1414	1515	1616
1717	1818	1919	2020	2121	2222	2323
2424	2525	2626	2727	2828	2929	301

December 1940

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1359 AH

December 1940 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
12	23	34	45	56	67	78
89	910	1011	1112	1213	1314	1415
1516	1617	1718	1819	1920	2021	2122
2223	2324	2425	2526	2627	2728	2829
2930	301	312

Each cell shows the Gregorian day with the Hijri day beneath it. Highlighted dates mark major Islamic events. Local moon sighting can shift a date by one day — confirm with your mosque.

Major dates

Islamic dates in 1940

The events most often observed, with Gregorian and Hijri dates and a one-tap calendar download.

All events

19 Jan 19409 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1358 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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20 Jan 194010 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1358 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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10 Feb 19401 Muharram 1359 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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19 Feb 194010 Muharram 1359 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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20 Apr 194012 Rabiʻ I 1359 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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31 Aug 194027 Rajab 1359 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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3 Oct 19401 Ramadan 1359 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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29 Oct 194027 Ramadan 1359 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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1 Nov 19401 Shawwal 1359 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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Questions

How the Hijri calendar works

Moon sighting, the Umm al-Qura calendar and adding dates to your phone.

Why do Islamic dates differ between countries?

The Hijri month begins with the sighting of the new crescent, which varies by location and weather. This calendar follows the Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia; a local sighting can move a date by one day.

How does the Hijri calendar work?

It is a lunar calendar of twelve months, each lasting 29 or 30 days. A Hijri year is about 354 days, roughly eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, so Islamic dates move earlier each year.

Can I add these dates to my own calendar?

Yes. Download the whole year as an .ics file, or add a single event such as Ramadan or Eid. The file works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook and any app that supports the iCalendar format.