Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1997.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1997, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 1997

January 1997

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1417 AH

January 1997 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

February 1997

Ramadan – Shawwal 1417 AH

February 1997 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

March 1997

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1417 AH

March 1997 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 1997

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1417 AH

April 1997 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 1997

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1418 AH

May 1997 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				123	224	325
426	527	628	729	81	92	103
114	125	136	147	158	169	1710
1811	1912	2013	2114	2215	2316	2417
2518	2619	2720	2821	2922	3023	3124

June 1997

Muharram – Safar 1418 AH

June 1997 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

July 1997

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1418 AH

July 1997 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	3126

August 1997

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1418 AH

August 1997 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					127	228
329	430	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 1997

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1418 AH

September 1997 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 1997

Jumada I – Jumada II 1418 AH

October 1997 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 1997

Jumada II – Rajab 1418 AH

November 1997 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						130
21	32	43	54	65	76	87
98	109	1110	1211	1312	1413	1514
1615	1716	1817	1918	2019	2120	2221
2322	2423	2524	2625	2726	2827	2928
3029

December 1997

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1418 AH

December 1997 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

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 1997

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

All events

10 Jan 19971 Ramadan 1417 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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5 Feb 199727 Ramadan 1417 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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9 Feb 19971 Shawwal 1417 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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17 Apr 19979 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1417 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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18 Apr 199710 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1417 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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8 May 19971 Muharram 1418 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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17 May 199710 Muharram 1418 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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17 Jul 199712 Rabiʻ I 1418 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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28 Nov 199727 Rajab 1418 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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31 Dec 19971 Ramadan 1418 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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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.