Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 2016.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 2016, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 2016

January 2016

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1437 AH

January 2016 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 2016

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1437 AH

February 2016 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 2016

Jumada I – Jumada II 1437 AH

March 2016 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 2016

Jumada II – Rajab 1437 AH

April 2016 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

May 2016

Rajab – Shaʻban 1437 AH

May 2016 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

June 2016

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1437 AH

June 2016 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

July 2016

Ramadan – Shawwal 1437 AH

July 2016 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					126	227
328	429	530	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 2016

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1437 AH

August 2016 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	127	228	329	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	3128

September 2016

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1437 AH

September 2016 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				129	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

October 2016

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1438 AH

October 2016 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	3130

November 2016

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1438 AH

November 2016 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 2016

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1438 AH

December 2016 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 2016

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

All events

4 May 201627 Rajab 1437 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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6 Jun 20161 Ramadan 1437 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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2 Jul 201627 Ramadan 1437 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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6 Jul 20161 Shawwal 1437 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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10 Sept 20169 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1437 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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11 Sept 201610 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1437 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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2 Oct 20161 Muharram 1438 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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11 Oct 201610 Muharram 1438 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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11 Dec 201612 Rabiʻ I 1438 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.