Hijri date today: Islamic date converter, Hijri to Gregorian and back
The converter opens on today's Hijri date in the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia, for your time zone. Enter a Gregorian or Hijri date to convert it, choose Umm al-Qura or the tabular calendar, and shift the result by up to two days to match local moon sighting.
How the Hijri calendar works
The Hijri (Islamic) calendar is purely lunar. Each of its twelve months begins with a new crescent moon and has 29 or 30 days, so a year has 354 or 355 days. That is about 11 days shorter than a Gregorian year, which is why Ramadan comes about 11 days earlier each year and moves through all seasons.
Years are counted from the Hijra of 622 CE and written with AH (anno Hegirae). The year 1448 AH began on 16 June 2026 in the Umm al-Qura calendar and ends on 5 June 2027.
The Islamic day begins at sunset, not at midnight. The evening of Thursday 22 October 2026 is therefore already 12 Jumada al-Ula 1448. Like other converters, this one gives the Hijri date for the daytime part of a Gregorian date, so add a day yourself for an evening event.
Umm al-Qura, moon sighting and the tabular calendar
There is no single Hijri calendar. Three kinds are in use, and the converter’s method switch covers the two that can be computed.
| Method | How months start | Where it is used |
|---|---|---|
| Umm al-Qura | Computed: the month starts after the 29th if the moon sets after the sun at Mecca and the new moon came before sunset | Saudi Arabia’s official civil calendar, published by KACST; the default in most phones and computers |
| Sighting | Announced after the crescent is seen | Religious dates in Saudi Arabia, and the calendar in Pakistan, India and many other countries |
| Tabular | Arithmetic: months of 30 and 29 days in turn, 11 leap years per 30 | Software fallbacks and historical work |
Umm al-Qura is the default here. Our table covers 1300 to 1600 AH (1882 to 2174) and matches the official KACST converter in every month. Outside that range, the converter uses the tabular calendar and says so.
Sighting cannot be predicted exactly. The crescent is often first seen a day or two after the Umm al-Qura month has begun, so Pakistan or India can be a day behind Saudi Arabia, and even Saudi religious dates are announced separately by the Supreme Court. The -2 to +2 adjustment shifts the result to match what your community follows.
The tabular calendar
The tabular calendar repeats a 30-year cycle. Odd months have 30 days and even months 29, and in leap years Dhu al-Hijjah gets a 30th day. The leap years are years 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26 and 29 of each cycle, so 1447 AH was a leap year with 355 days and 1448 AH has 354.
It is simple and works for any year, but it is not an official calendar. It disagrees with Umm al-Qura in about four months out of ten. On 23 October 2026 it shows 11 Jumada al-Ula 1448, one day behind Umm al-Qura.
Key dates in 1447 and 1448 AH
These dates come from the official Umm al-Qura calendar, with the tabular date for comparison. Eid al-Fitr is 1 Shawwal and Eid al-Adha is 10 Dhu al-Hijjah.
| Day | Umm al-Qura | Tabular |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Ramadan 1447 | Wednesday 18 February 2026 | 18 February 2026 |
| 1 Shawwal 1447 (Eid al-Fitr) | Friday 20 March 2026 | 20 March 2026 |
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 (Eid al-Adha) | Wednesday 27 May 2026 | 27 May 2026 |
| 1 Muharram 1448 (New Year) | Tuesday 16 June 2026 | 17 June 2026 |
| 1 Ramadan 1448 | Monday 8 February 2027 | 8 February 2027 |
| 1 Shawwal 1448 (Eid al-Fitr) | Tuesday 9 March 2027 | 10 March 2027 |
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 (Eid al-Adha) | Sunday 16 May 2027 | 17 May 2027 |
| 1 Muharram 1449 | Sunday 6 June 2027 | 6 June 2027 |
Ramadan 1447 had 30 days in Umm al-Qura and Ramadan 1448 has 29. Religious observances follow the announcements of your country or community, which can fall a day or two after the dates above. The Hijri calendar 2026 and the Hijri calendar 2027 list every day of both years.
Common mistakes
- Treating a future date as certain. Umm al-Qura dates for future years are computed in advance, but religious dates still depend on sighting.
- Using the tabular calendar without knowing it. Many converters and older programs use arithmetic dates silently. The result line here always names the method used.
- Old dates. Before 1420 AH (1999), dates in KACST’s converter can differ by about a day from the printed Saudi calendars of the time. For a historical document, trust the date written on it.
- Mixing up the two Hijri calendars. Iran and Afghanistan use a solar calendar that also counts from the Hijra. Its year is 1405, not 1448; see the Persian date converter.
Converting a birth date works the same way: a person born on 1 January 2000 was born on 24 Ramadan 1420 in the Umm al-Qura calendar. The How we calculate page describes the data behind each method.
Questions
What is the Hijri date today?
The converter above shows it for your time zone. For example, on 23 October 2026 the Umm al-Qura calendar shows 12 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH, and the tabular calendar shows 11 Jumada al-Ula.
Why does my mosque or country show a different Islamic date?
Many countries, including Pakistan and India, start each month after the new crescent is sighted locally, so their date can be a day or two behind the computed Umm al-Qura calendar. Use the adjustment control to match the date your community follows.
When does Ramadan 1448 begin?
The Umm al-Qura calendar puts 1 Ramadan 1448 on Monday 8 February 2027. Religious authorities announce the actual start after the moon is sighted, so the local date may differ.
Does the Islamic day start at midnight?
No. The Islamic day begins at sunset, so the evening before a Gregorian date already belongs to the next Hijri day. Converters, including this one, match Hijri dates to the daytime part of the Gregorian date.
What is the tabular Islamic calendar?
It is an arithmetic calendar with months of 30 and 29 days in turn and 11 leap years in every 30. It needs no observations, but it can differ from Umm al-Qura and from sighting by a day or two.