Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1959.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1959, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 1959

January 1959

Jumada II – Rajab 1378 AH

January 1959 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	3122

February 1959

Rajab – Shaʻban 1378 AH

February 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
123	224	325	426	527	628	729
830	91	102	113	124	135	146
157	168	179	1810	1911	2012	2113
2214	2315	2416	2517	2618	2719	2820

March 1959

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1378 AH

March 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
121	222	323	424	525	626	727
828	929	1030	111	122	133	144
155	166	177	188	199	2010	2111
2212	2313	2414	2515	2616	2717	2818
2919	3020	3121

April 1959

Ramadan – Shawwal 1378 AH

April 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			122	223	324	425
526	627	728	829	91	102	113
124	135	146	157	168	179	1810
1911	2012	2113	2214	2315	2416	2517
2618	2719	2820	2921	3022

May 1959

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1378 AH

May 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					123	224
325	426	527	628	729	830	91
102	113	124	135	146	157	168
179	1810	1911	2012	2113	2214	2315
2416	2517	2618	2719	2820	2921	3022
3123

June 1959

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1378 AH

June 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	124	225	326	427	528	629
730	81	92	103	114	125	136
147	158	169	1710	1811	1912	2013
2114	2215	2316	2417	2518	2619	2720
2821	2922	3023

July 1959

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1379 AH

July 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			124	225	326	427
528	629	730	81	92	103	114
125	136	147	158	169	1710	1811
1912	2013	2114	2215	2316	2417	2518
2619	2720	2821	2922	3023	3124

August 1959

Muharram – Safar 1379 AH

August 1959 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	3126

September 1959

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1379 AH

September 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
		127	228	329	430	51
62	73	84	95	106	117	128
139	1410	1511	1612	1713	1814	1915
2016	2117	2218	2319	2420	2521	2622
2723	2824	2925	3026

October 1959

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1379 AH

October 1959 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	3128

November 1959

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1379 AH

November 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
129	21	32	43	54	65	76
87	98	109	1110	1211	1312	1413
1514	1615	1716	1817	1918	2019	2120
2221	2322	2423	2524	2625	2726	2827
2928	3029

December 1959

Jumada II – Rajab 1379 AH

December 1959 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
		11	22	33	44	55
66	77	88	99	1010	1111	1212
1313	1414	1515	1616	1717	1818	1919
2020	2121	2222	2323	2424	2525	2626
2727	2828	2929	3030	311

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 1959

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

All events

5 Feb 195927 Rajab 1378 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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11 Mar 19591 Ramadan 1378 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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6 Apr 195927 Ramadan 1378 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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9 Apr 19591 Shawwal 1378 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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16 Jun 19599 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1378 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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17 Jun 195910 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1378 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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8 Jul 19591 Muharram 1379 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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17 Jul 195910 Muharram 1379 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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16 Sept 195912 Rabiʻ I 1379 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.