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Islamic Hijri Calendar 2020

Current Islamic calendar

Islamic Calendar 2020 – Hijri Calendar 1441 / 1442

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 2020 Islamic calendar is based on 12 lunar months – a new month begins when a new moon is sighted.

Current Islamic calendar

Key Dates within the 2020 Islamic Calendar (Hijri Calendar):

Key Islamic DateGregorian date in 2020Hijri Date
Al Isra’ wal Mi’raj (The night journey and ascension)23rd March 202027th Rajab 1441
Shab-e-Barat9th April 202015th Shaban 1441
Ramadan begins25th April 20201st Ramadan 1441
Laylatul Qadr21st May 2020 27th Ramadan 1441**
Eid al Fitr25th May 20201st Shawwal 1441
Dhul Hijjah begins23rd July 20201st Dhul Hijjah 1441
Hajj begins30th July 20208th Dhul Hijjah 1441
Day of ‘Arafah31st July 20209th Dhul Hijjah 1441
Eid al Adha1st August 202010th Dhul Hijjah 1441
Islamic New Year21st August 20201st Muharram 1442
Day of Ashura30th August 202010th Muharram 1442
12th Rabi Al Awwal30th October 202012th Rabi Al Awwal 1442

**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 2020

January 2020
J Al-Awwal – J Al-Thani 1441

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

 

February 2020
Jumada Al-Thani – Rajab 1441
MTWTFSS
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
1		27
2		28
3		29
4

 

March 2020
Rajab – Shaban 1441
MTWTFSS
1
5
2
6		3
7		4
8		5
9		6
10		7
11		8
12
9
13		10
14		11
15		12
16		13
17		14
18		15
19
16
20		17
21		18
22		19
23		20
24		21
25		22
26
23
27		24
28		25
29		26
1		27
2		28
3		29
4
30
5		31
6

 

April 2020
Shaban – Ramadan 1441
MTWTFSS
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
1		26
2
27
3		28
4		29
5		30
6

 

May 2020
Ramadan – Shawwal 1441
MTWTFSS
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
1		26
2		27
3		28
4		29
5		30
6		31
7

 

June 2020
Shawwal – Dhul Qadah 1441
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

 

July 2020
Dhul Qadah – Dhul Hijjah 1442
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

 

August 2020
Dhul Hijjah – Muharram 1442
MTWTFSS
1
10		2
11
3
14		4
15		5
16		6
17		7
18		8
19		9
20
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
31
11

 

September 2020
Muharram – Safar 1442
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

 

October 2020
Safar – Rabi Al-Awwal 1442
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

 

November 2020
Rabi Al-Awwal - Rabi Al-Thani 1442
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

 

December 2020
Rabi Al-Thani – J Al-Awwal 1442
MTWTFSS
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
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

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