You can check the Islamic date in whichever way suits you: on the website, in your browser toolbar, in an Android app, or as a morning alert on your phone. Every one of them uses the same dates as the website, so the date you see on your phone matches the date on your desktop.
Apps and browser extensions
All four are free and published on the official stores.
Free tools on the website
The website has the most tools. Each one shows the date for Pakistan, India and Bangladesh and the worldwide Umm al-Qura date, and works without an account or an app.
On your phone without an app
If you would rather not install anything, the website itself does three things on a phone:
For developers
Want the Hijri date in your own app or website? The developer guide explains how to get the same dates we show, including the one-day South Asia rule, and the GitHub repository holds the open datasets and example code.
Which one should you use?
| If you want | Use |
|---|---|
| The date every morning without opening anything | The morning date alert |
| The date while you work on a computer | The Chrome or Edge extension |
| The date and calendar on an Android phone | The Android app, or the website added to your home screen |
| To convert a date or plan Ramadan | The converter and Ramadan calendar |
| The Hijri date inside your own software | The developer guide |