Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1988.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1988, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 1988

January 1988

Jumada I – Jumada II 1408 AH

January 1988 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

February 1988

Jumada II – Rajab 1408 AH

February 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	112	213	314	415	516	617
718	819	920	1021	1122	1223	1324
1425	1526	1627	1728	1829	191	202
213	224	235	246	257	268	279
2810	2911

March 1988

Rajab – Shaʻban 1408 AH

March 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
		112	213	314	415	516
617	718	819	920	1021	1122	1223
1324	1425	1526	1627	1728	1829	191
202	213	224	235	246	257	268
279	2810	2911	3012	3113

April 1988

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1408 AH

April 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					114	215
316	417	518	619	720	821	922
1023	1124	1225	1326	1427	1528	1629
1730	181	192	203	214	225	236
247	258	269	2710	2811	2912	3013

May 1988

Ramadan – Shawwal 1408 AH

May 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
114	215	316	417	518	619	720
821	922	1023	1124	1225	1326	1427
1528	1629	171	182	193	204	215
226	237	248	259	2610	2711	2812
2913	3014	3115

June 1988

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1408 AH

June 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			116	217	318	419
520	621	722	823	924	1025	1126
1227	1328	1429	151	162	173	184
195	206	217	228	239	2410	2511
2612	2713	2814	2915	3016

July 1988

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1408 AH

July 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					117	218
319	420	521	622	723	824	925
1026	1127	1228	1329	1430	151	162
173	184	195	206	217	228	239
2410	2511	2612	2713	2814	2915	3016
3117

August 1988

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1409 AH

August 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	118	219	320	421	522	623
724	825	926	1027	1128	1229	1330
141	152	163	174	185	196	207
218	229	2310	2411	2512	2613	2714
2815	2916	3017	3118

September 1988

Muharram – Safar 1409 AH

September 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				119	220	321
422	523	624	725	826	927	1028
1129	1230	131	142	153	164	175
186	197	208	219	2210	2311	2412
2513	2614	2715	2816	2917	3018

October 1988

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1409 AH

October 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						119
220	321	422	523	624	725	826
927	1028	1129	1230	131	142	153
164	175	186	197	208	219	2210
2311	2412	2513	2614	2715	2816	2917
3018	3119

November 1988

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1409 AH

November 1988 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
		120	221	322	423	524
625	726	827	928	1029	111	122
133	144	155	166	177	188	199
2010	2111	2212	2313	2414	2515	2616
2717	2818	2919	3020

December 1988

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1409 AH

December 1988 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

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 1988

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

All events

16 Mar 198827 Rajab 1408 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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18 Apr 19881 Ramadan 1408 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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14 May 198827 Ramadan 1408 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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17 May 19881 Shawwal 1408 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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23 Jul 19889 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1408 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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24 Jul 198810 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1408 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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14 Aug 19881 Muharram 1409 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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23 Aug 198810 Muharram 1409 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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24 Oct 198812 Rabiʻ I 1409 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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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.