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Islamic Hijri Calendar 2023

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Islamic Calendar 2023 – Hijri Calendar 1444 / 1445

Muslims around the world use the Islamic Calendar (also known as the Lunar or Hijri calendar) to determine the dates of religious events and observances. This Hijri calendar is based on 12 lunar months – a new month begins when a new moon is sighted.

Previous year’s Calendars:

Key Dates within the 2023 Islamic Calendar (Hijri Calendar):

Key Islamic DateGregorian date in 2023Hijri Date
Al Isra’ wal Mi’raj (The night journey and ascension)18th February 202327th Rajab 1444
Shab-e-Barat7th March 202315th Shaban 1444
Ramadan begins23rd March 20231st Ramadan 1444
Laylatul Qadr18th April 202327th Ramadan 1444**
Eid al Fitr21st April 20231st Shawwal 1444
Dhul Hijjah begins19th June 20231st Dhul Hijjah 1444
Hajj begins26th June 20238th Dhul Hijjah 1444
Day of ‘Arafah27th June 20239th Dhul Hijjah 1444
Eid al Adha28th June 202310th Dhul Hijjah 1444
Islamic New Year19th July 20231st Muharram 1445
Day of Ashura28th July 202310th Muharram 1445
12th Rabi Al Awwal27th September 202312th Rabi Al Awwal 1445

**Although it is a commonly held belief that Laylatul Qadr occurs on the 27th of Ramadan. Scholars of Hadith recommend focusing on the last 10 nights of Ramadan, especially the odd nights, as it is most likely to have occurred in one of these odd nights based on a Hadith.

Islamic Months:

  1. Muharram – The Month of Allah
  2. Safar – The Month of Distinction
  3. Rabi Al-Awwal – The Birth of the Beloved
  4. Rabi Al-Thani
  5. Jamada Al-Awwal
  6. Jamada Al-Thani
  7. Rajab – A Sacred Month
  8. Sha’ban – The Neglected Month
  9. Ramadan – The Month of Fasting
  10. Shawwal – The Month of Reward
  11. Dhul Qadah – A Sacred Month
  12. Dhul Hijjah – The 10 Best Days (The Month of Hajj)

Islamic Calendar 2023

January 2023
Jumadal-Akhirah - Rajab 1444
MTWTFSS
1
8
2
9		3
10		4
11		5
12 		6
13		7
14		8
15
9
16		10
17		11
18		12
19		13
20		14
21		15
22
16
23		17
24		18
25		19
26		20
27		21
28 		22
29
23
1		24
2		25
3		26
4		27
5		28
6 		29
7
30
8		31
9

 

February 2023
Rajab - Sha'ban 1444
MTWTFSS
1
10 		2
11		3
12 		4
13		5
14
6
15		7
16		8
17		9
18		10
19		11
20 		12
21
13
22		14
23		15
24		16
25		17
26		18
27		19
28
20
29		21
1		22
2		23
3		24
4		25
5 		26
6
27
7		28
8

 

March 2023
Sha'ban - Ramadan 1444
MTWTFSS
1
9		2
10		3
11		4
12 		5
13
6
14		7
15		8
16		9
17		10
18		11
19 		12
20
13
21		14
22		15
23		16
24		17
25		18
26 		19
27
20
28		21
29		22
30		23
1		24
2		25
3		26
4
27
5		28
6		29
7		30
8		31
9

 

April 2023
Ramadan - Shawwal 1444
MTWTFSS
1
10		2
11
3
12		4
13		5
14		6
15		7
16		8
17		9
18
10
19		11
20		12
21		13
22		14
23		15
24		16
25
17
26		18
27		19
28		20
29 		21
1		22
2 		23
3
24
4		25
5		26
6		27
7		28
8		29
9 		30
10

 

May 2023
Shawwal - Dhul-Qa'dah 1444
MTWTFSS
1
11		2
12		3
13		4
14		5
15		6
16 		7
17
8
18		9
19		10
20		11
21		12
22		13
23		14
24
15
25		16
26		17
27		18
28		19
29		20
30 		21
1
22
2		23
3		24
4		25
5		26
6		27
7 		28
8
29
9		30
10		31
11

 

June 2023
Dhul-Qa'dah - Dhul-Hijjah 1444
MTWTFSS
1
12		2
13		3
14		4
15
5
16		6
17		7
18		8
19		9
20		10
21		11
22
12
23		13
24		14
25		15
26		16
27		17
28		18
29
19
1		20
2		21
3		22
4		23
5		24
6 		25
7
26
8		27
9		28
10		29
11		30
12

 

July 2023
Dhul-Hijjah 1444 - Muharram 1445
MTWTFSS
1
13		2
14
3
15		4
16		5
17		6
18		7
19		8
20 		9
21
10
22		11
23		12
24		13
25		14
26		15
27		16
28
17
29		18
30		19
1		20
2		21
3		22
4		23
5
24
6		25
7		26
8		27
9		28
10		29
11 		30
12
31
13

 

August 2023
Muharram - Safar 1445
MTWTFSS
1
14		2
15		3
16		4
17		5
18 		6
19
7
20		8
21		9
22		10
23		11
24		12
25		13
26
14
27		15
28		16
29		17
1		18
2		19
3 		20
4
21
5		22
6		23
7		24
8		25
9		26
10		27
11
28
12		29
13		30
14		31
15

 

September 2023
Safar - Rabi'ul-Awwal 1445
MTWTFSS
1
16		2
17 		3
18
4
19		5
20		6
21		7
22		8
23		9
24		10
25
11
26		12
27		13
28		14
29		15
30		16
1		17
2
18
3		19
4		20
5		21
6		22
7		23
8 		24
9
25
10		26
11		27
12		28
13		29
14		30
15

 

October 2023
Rabi'ul-Awwal - Rabi'ul-Akhir 1445
MTWTFSS
1
16
2
17		3
18		4
19		5
20		6
21		7
22 		8
23
9
24		10
25		11
26		12
27		13
28		14
29		15
30
16
1		17
2		18
3		19
4		20
5		21
6 		22
7
23
8		24
9		25
10		26
11		27
12		28
13		29
14
30
15		31
16

 

November 2023
Rabi'ul-Akhir - Jumadal-Awwal 1445
MTWTFSS
1
17		2
18		3
19		4
20		5
21
6
22		7
23		8
24		9
25		10
26		11
27 		12
28
13
29		14
30		15
1		16
2		17
3		18
4		19
5
20
6		21
7		22
8		23
9		24
10		25
11		26
12
27
13		28
14		29
15		30
16

 

December 2023
Jumadal-Awwal - Jumadal-Akhirah 1445
MTWTFSS
1
17		2
18		3
19
4
20		5
21		6
22		7
23		8
24		9
25 		10
26
11
27		12
28		13
29		14
1		15
2		16
3		17
4
18
5		19
6		20
7		21
8		22
9		23
10		24
11
25
12		26
13		27
14		28
15		29
16		30
17		31
18

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