Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1981.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1981, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 1981

January 1981

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1401 AH

January 1981 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				124	225	326
427	528	629	730	81	92	103
114	125	136	147	158	169	1710
1811	1912	2013	2114	2215	2316	2417
2518	2619	2720	2821	2922	3023	3124

February 1981

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1401 AH

February 1981 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
125	226	327	428	529	61	72
83	94	105	116	127	138	149
1510	1611	1712	1813	1914	2015	2116
2217	2318	2419	2520	2621	2722	2823

March 1981

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1401 AH

March 1981 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
124	225	326	427	528	629	730
81	92	103	114	125	136	147
158	169	1710	1811	1912	2013	2114
2215	2316	2417	2518	2619	2720	2821
2922	3023	3124

April 1981

Jumada I – Jumada II 1401 AH

April 1981 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			125	226	327	428
529	61	72	83	94	105	116
127	138	149	1510	1611	1712	1813
1914	2015	2116	2217	2318	2419	2520
2621	2722	2823	2924	3025

May 1981

Jumada II – Rajab 1401 AH

May 1981 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

June 1981

Rajab – Shaʻban 1401 AH

June 1981 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

July 1981

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1401 AH

July 1981 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

August 1981

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1401 AH

August 1981 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
3030	311

September 1981

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1401 AH

September 1981 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

October 1981

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1402 AH

October 1981 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				13	24	35
46	57	68	79	810	911	1012
1113	1214	1315	1416	1517	1618	1719
1820	1921	2022	2123	2224	2325	2426
2527	2628	2729	2830	291	302	313

November 1981

Muharram – Safar 1402 AH

November 1981 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

December 1981

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1402 AH

December 1981 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	314

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 1981

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

All events

19 Jan 198112 Rabiʻ I 1401 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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31 May 198127 Rajab 1401 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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3 Jul 19811 Ramadan 1401 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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29 Jul 198127 Ramadan 1401 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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1 Aug 19811 Shawwal 1401 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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7 Oct 19819 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1401 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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8 Oct 198110 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1401 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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29 Oct 19811 Muharram 1402 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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7 Nov 198110 Muharram 1402 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.