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Islamic Hijri Calendar 2021

Current Islamic calendar

Islamic Calendar 2021 – Hijri Calendar 1442 / 1443

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 2021 Islamic calendar is based on 12 lunar months – a new month begins when a new moon is sighted.

Previous year’s Islamic Calendars:

Current Islamic calendar

Key Dates within the 2021 Islamic Calendar (Hijri Calendar):

Key Islamic DateGregorian date in 2021Hijri Date
Al Isra’ wal Mi’raj (The night journey and ascension)11th March 202127th Rajab 1442
Shaban28th March 202115th Shaban 1442
Ramadan begins13th April 2021 1st Ramadan 1442
Laylatul Qadr8th May 202127th Ramadan 1442**
Eid al Fitr12th May 20211st Shawwal 1442
Dhul Hijjah begins11th July 20211st Dhul Hijjah 1442
Hajj begins18th July 20218th Dhul Hijjah 1442
Day of ‘Arafah19th July 20219th Dhul Hijjah 1442
Eid al Adha20th July 202110th Dhul Hijjah 1442
Islamic New Year9th August 20211st Muharram 1443
Day of Ashura18th August 202110th Muharram 1443
12th Rabi Al Awwal18th October 202112th Rabi Al Awwal 1443

**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 2021

January 2021
J Al-Awwal – J Al-Thani 1442
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

 

February 2021
Jumada Al-Thani – Rajab 1442
MTWTFSS
1
19		2
20		3
21		4
22		5
23		6
24		7
25
8
26		9
27		10
28		11
29		12
30		13
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

 

March 2021
Rajab – Shaban 1442

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

 

April 2021
Shaban – Ramadan 1442
MTWTFSS
1
19		2
20		3
21		4
22
5
23		6
24		7
25		8
26		9
27		10
28		11
29
12
30		13
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		30
18

 

May 2021
Ramadan – Shawwal 1442
MTWTFSS
1
20		2
21
3
22		4
23		5
24		6
25		7
26		8
27		9
28
10
29		11
30		12
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
31
19

 

June 2021
Shawwal – Dhul Qadah 1442
MTWTFSS
1
20		2
21		3
22		4
23		5
24		6
25
7
26		8
27		9
28		10
29		11
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		30
20

 

July 2021
Dhul Qadah – Dhul Hijjah 1442
MTWTFSS
1
21		2
22		3
23		4
24
5
25		6
26		7
27		8
28		9
29		10
30		11
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		30
20		31
21

 

August 2021
Dhul Hijjah – Muharram 1443
MTWTFSS
1
22
2
23		3
24		4
25		5
26		6
27		7
28		8
29
9
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
30
22		31
23

 

September 2021
Muharram – Safar 1443
MTWTFSS
1
24		2
25		3
26		4
27		5
28
6
29		7
30		8
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

 

October 2021
Safar – Rabi Al-Awwal 1443
MTWTFSS
1
24		2
25		3
26
4
27		5
28		6
29		7
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		30
24		31
25

 

November 2021
Rabi Al-Awwal – Rabi Al-Thani 1443
MTWTFSS
1
26		2
27		3
28		4
29		5
30		6
1		7
2
8
3		9
4		10
5		11
6		12
7		13
8		14
9
15
10		16
11		17
12		18
13		19
14		20
15		21
16
22
17		23
18		24
19		25
20		26
21		27
22		28
23
29
24		30
25

 

December 2021
Rabi Al-Thani – J Al-Awwal 1443
MTWTFSS
1
26		2
27		3
28		4
29		<5
1
6
2		7
3		8
4		9
5		10
6		11
7		12
8
13
9		14
10		15
11		16
12		17
13		18
14		19
15
20
16		21
17		22
18		23
19		24
20		25
21		26
22
27
23		28
24		29
25		30
26		31
27

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