Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1979.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1979, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 1979

January 1979

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1399 AH

January 1979 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	291	302	313

February 1979

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1399 AH

February 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				14	25	36
47	58	69	710	811	912	1013
1114	1215	1316	1417	1518	1619	1720
1821	1922	2023	2124	2225	2326	2427
2528	2629	2730	281

March 1979

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1399 AH

March 1979 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	291	302	313

April 1979

Jumada I – Jumada II 1399 AH

April 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
14	25	36	47	58	69	710
811	912	1013	1114	1215	1316	1417
1518	1619	1720	1821	1922	2023	2124
2225	2326	2427	2528	2629	2730	281
292	303

May 1979

Jumada II – Rajab 1399 AH

May 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
		14	25	36	47	58
69	710	811	912	1013	1114	1215
1316	1417	1518	1619	1720	1821	1922
2023	2124	2225	2326	2427	2528	2629
271	282	293	304	315

June 1979

Rajab – Shaʻban 1399 AH

June 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					16	27
38	49	510	611	712	813	914
1015	1116	1217	1318	1419	1520	1621
1722	1823	1924	2025	2126	2227	2328
2429	2530	261	272	283	294	305

July 1979

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1399 AH

July 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
16	27	38	49	510	611	712
813	914	1015	1116	1217	1318	1419
1520	1621	1722	1823	1924	2025	2126
2227	2328	2429	2530	261	272	283
294	305	316

August 1979

Ramadan – Shawwal 1399 AH

August 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			17	28	39	410
511	612	713	814	915	1016	1117
1218	1319	1420	1521	1622	1723	1824
1925	2026	2127	2228	2329	241	252
263	274	285	296	307	318

September 1979

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1399 AH

September 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						19
210	311	412	513	614	715	816
917	1018	1119	1220	1321	1422	1523
1624	1725	1826	1927	2028	2129	2230
231	242	253	264	275	286	297
308

October 1979

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1399 AH

October 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	19	210	311	412	513	614
715	816	917	1018	1119	1220	1321
1422	1523	1624	1725	1826	1927	2028
2129	221	232	243	254	265	276
287	298	309	3110

November 1979

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1400 AH

November 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				111	212	313
414	515	616	717	818	919	1020
1121	1222	1323	1424	1525	1626	1727
1828	1929	2030	211	222	233	244
255	266	277	288	299	3010

December 1979

Muharram – Safar 1400 AH

December 1979 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						111
212	313	414	515	616	717	818
919	1020	1121	1222	1323	1424	1525
1626	1727	1828	1929	2030	211	222
233	244	255	266	277	288	299
3010	3111

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 1979

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

All events

9 Feb 197912 Rabiʻ I 1399 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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22 Jun 197927 Rajab 1399 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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26 Jul 19791 Ramadan 1399 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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21 Aug 197927 Ramadan 1399 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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24 Aug 19791 Shawwal 1399 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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30 Oct 19799 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1399 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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31 Oct 197910 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1399 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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21 Nov 19791 Muharram 1400 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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30 Nov 197910 Muharram 1400 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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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.