Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1978.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1978, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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1977 1979 This year

All dates for 1978

January 1978

Muharram – Safar 1398 AH

January 1978 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 1978

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1398 AH

February 1978 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 1978

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1398 AH

March 1978 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

April 1978

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1398 AH

April 1978 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

May 1978

Jumada I – Jumada II 1398 AH

May 1978 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 1978

Jumada II – Rajab 1398 AH

June 1978 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				124	225	326
427	528	629	71	82	93	104
115	126	137	148	159	1610	1711
1812	1913	2014	2115	2216	2317	2418
2519	2620	2721	2822	2923	3024

July 1978

Rajab – Shaʻban 1398 AH

July 1978 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						125
226	327	428	529	630	71	82
93	104	115	126	137	148	159
1610	1711	1812	1913	2014	2115	2216
2317	2418	2519	2620	2721	2822	2923
3024	3125

August 1978

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1398 AH

August 1978 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

September 1978

Ramadan – Shawwal 1398 AH

September 1978 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

October 1978

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1398 AH

October 1978 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

November 1978

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1398 AH

November 1978 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 1978

Muharram – Safar 1399 AH

December 1978 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
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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 1978

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

All events

20 Feb 197812 Rabiʻ I 1398 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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3 Jul 197827 Rajab 1398 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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6 Aug 19781 Ramadan 1398 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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1 Sept 197827 Ramadan 1398 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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4 Sept 19781 Shawwal 1398 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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10 Nov 19789 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1398 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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11 Nov 197810 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1398 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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1 Dec 19781 Muharram 1399 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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10 Dec 197810 Muharram 1399 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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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.