Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1956.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1956, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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1955 1957 This year

All dates for 1956

January 1956

Jumada I – Jumada II 1375 AH

January 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
117	218	319	420	521	622	723
824	925	1026	1127	1228	1329	141
152	163	174	185	196	207	218
229	2310	2411	2512	2613	2714	2815
2916	3017	3118

February 1956

Jumada II – Rajab 1375 AH

February 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			119	220	321	422
523	624	725	826	927	1028	1129
1230	131	142	153	164	175	186
197	208	219	2210	2311	2412	2513
2614	2715	2816	2917

March 1956

Rajab – Shaʻban 1375 AH

March 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				118	219	320
421	522	623	724	825	926	1027
1128	1229	1330	141	152	163	174
185	196	207	218	229	2310	2411
2512	2613	2714	2815	2916	3017	3118

April 1956

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1375 AH

April 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
119	220	321	422	523	624	725
826	927	1028	1129	121	132	143
154	165	176	187	198	209	2110
2211	2312	2413	2514	2615	2716	2817
2918	3019

May 1956

Ramadan – Shawwal 1375 AH

May 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
		120	221	322	423	524
625	726	827	928	1029	1130	121
132	143	154	165	176	187	198
209	2110	2211	2312	2413	2514	2615
2716	2817	2918	3019	3120

June 1956

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1375 AH

June 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					121	222
323	424	525	626	727	828	929
101	112	123	134	145	156	167
178	189	1910	2011	2112	2213	2314
2415	2516	2617	2718	2819	2920	3021

July 1956

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1375 AH

July 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
122	223	324	425	526	627	728
829	930	101	112	123	134	145
156	167	178	189	1910	2011	2112
2213	2314	2415	2516	2617	2718	2819
2920	3021	3122

August 1956

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1376 AH

August 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			123	224	325	426
527	628	729	81	92	103	114
125	136	147	158	169	1710	1811
1912	2013	2114	2215	2316	2417	2518
2619	2720	2821	2922	3023	3124

September 1956

Muharram – Safar 1376 AH

September 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						125
226	327	428	529	61	72	83
94	105	116	127	138	149	1510
1611	1712	1813	1914	2015	2116	2217
2318	2419	2520	2621	2722	2823	2924
3025

October 1956

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1376 AH

October 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	126	227	328	429	530	61
72	83	94	105	116	127	138
149	1510	1611	1712	1813	1914	2015
2116	2217	2318	2419	2520	2621	2722
2823	2924	3025	3126

November 1956

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1376 AH

November 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				127	228	329
41	52	63	74	85	96	107
118	129	1310	1411	1512	1613	1714
1815	1916	2017	2118	2219	2320	2421
2522	2623	2724	2825	2926	3027

December 1956

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1376 AH

December 1956 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						128
229	330	41	52	63	74	85
96	107	118	129	1310	1411	1512
1613	1714	1815	1916	2017	2118	2219
2320	2421	2522	2623	2724	2825	2926
3027	3128

Each cell shows the Gregorian day with the Hijri day beneath it. Highlighted dates mark major Islamic events. Local moon sighting can shift a date by one day — confirm with your mosque.

Major dates

Islamic dates in 1956

The events most often observed, with Gregorian and Hijri dates and a one-tap calendar download.

All events

10 Mar 195627 Rajab 1375 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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12 Apr 19561 Ramadan 1375 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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8 May 195627 Ramadan 1375 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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12 May 19561 Shawwal 1375 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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18 Jul 19569 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1375 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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19 Jul 195610 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1375 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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8 Aug 19561 Muharram 1376 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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17 Aug 195610 Muharram 1376 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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17 Oct 195612 Rabiʻ I 1376 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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Questions

How the Hijri calendar works

Moon sighting, the Umm al-Qura calendar and adding dates to your phone.

Why do Islamic dates differ between countries?

The Hijri month begins with the sighting of the new crescent, which varies by location and weather. This calendar follows the Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia; a local sighting can move a date by one day.

How does the Hijri calendar work?

It is a lunar calendar of twelve months, each lasting 29 or 30 days. A Hijri year is about 354 days, roughly eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, so Islamic dates move earlier each year.

Can I add these dates to my own calendar?

Yes. Download the whole year as an .ics file, or add a single event such as Ramadan or Eid. The file works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook and any app that supports the iCalendar format.