Hijri Calendar, Monthly

How to read the calendar

Each box is one Hijri day: the large number is the Islamic date and the small line under it is the Gregorian date it falls on in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The grid always shows one full Hijri month, from the 1st to the 29th or 30th.

• Columns are weekdays, starting with Sunday on the left, the way most wall calendars in Pakistan are printed.
• The Friday column is highlighted, so you can see every Jumu'ah of the month at a glance.
• Today's box is marked when you are viewing the current month.
• The caption under the month name tells you which Gregorian months this Hijri month spans, for example "June 2026 to July 2026".

Use the arrows to move one month back or forward, and "This month" to come back. You can browse any month from 1356 AH to 1500 AH, which covers roughly 1937 to 2077.

Why the last day of the month may change

The calendar shows the expected length of the month, but the real last day is decided on the 29th evening. If the grid shows a 30th, the month may still end at 29 days, and the other way round.

When a committee sees the crescent on the 29th, that Maghrib begins the 1st of the next month and the 30th box disappears. When it does not, a 30th is added. Every date after that, including the next month's grid, then shifts by one day. Treat dates in future months as expected dates and check again after each 29th.

Why Friday is highlighted

Friday is the day of Jumu'ah, the weekly congregational prayer that replaces Zuhr for men. Highlighting it helps you plan travel, appointments and family visits around the Friday sermon.

It also helps with fasting. The Prophet (ﷺ) discouraged singling out Friday alone for a voluntary fast, according to hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. If one of the white days, the 13th, 14th or 15th, falls on a Friday, you keep it as part of the three days, or add the Thursday or Saturday next to it. The highlighted column makes these cases easy to spot.

Planning a month with the calendar

A few minutes with the grid at the start of each Hijri month is enough to plan its fasts, payments and family dates.

1. Find the white days

   Look across the row with the 13th, 14th and 15th and note their Gregorian dates in your phone.

2. Add Mondays and Thursdays

   If you keep these voluntary fasts, check that none falls on an Eid or a day of tashreeq.

3. Mark the special dates

   Use the table below to see if the month holds a major night or Eid, and add the evening before for any night worship.

4. Note your zakat date

   If your zakat year began in this month, the day it falls due is on this grid.

5. Circle the 29th

   That evening the next month may begin. Recheck everything you planned for the 30th and the next month.

Events in each Hijri month

These are the main dates observed in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Each guide gives the expected Gregorian date and what people do.

Remember that every "night" in this table starts at Maghrib on the Gregorian day before. For the countdown to each one, open the Islamic events countdowns.

One Hijri month, two Gregorian months

A Hijri month almost never lines up with a Gregorian month, so every grid crosses from one Gregorian month into the next. Watch the small dates: partway down the grid they jump from the 30th or 31st back to 1.

This matters when you copy dates into a phone or office calendar. Write the Gregorian month next to each date you note, or you may put the white days in the wrong month. The caption under the month name tells you which two Gregorian months the grid covers.

Because the Hijri year is about 11 days shorter, the same Hijri month starts about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. Page forward twelve months from the current one and you will see it: the same month name, starting around 11 days earlier than this year.

Public holidays that follow the Hijri calendar

In Pakistan, several public holidays move with the Hijri calendar, and the grid shows you roughly when they will fall. They are Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, 9 and 10 Muharram, and 12 Rabi al-Awwal.

The government confirms the exact days only after the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee's announcement, so offices and schools often publish holiday dates as "subject to the sighting of the moon". India and Bangladesh also give holidays for the Eids, Muharram and Mawlid, with dates that vary by state in India. Use the grid to plan leave and travel, then confirm once the moon is announced.

Printing the calendar

You can print any month or save it as a PDF from your browser. No download or app is needed.

• On a phone: open the month you want, tap the browser menu, choose Share and then Print, and pick "Save as PDF" to keep a copy or send it on WhatsApp.
• On a computer: press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac). Turning the page sideways fits the seven columns best.
• For a mosque notice board: print the current and next month together, and write the committee's announced date next to the 29th once it is known.
• For a year planner: step through the months with the arrows and print each one. Mark the expected dates in pencil, since later months can shift by a day.

Other ways to look up a date

To check one specific day, the Islamic date converter is faster than paging through months. For the month running now and how many days are left, see Islamic month today. To check whether a new month starts tonight, open Islamic date tomorrow.