Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 1996.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 1996, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 1996

January 1996

Shaʻban – Ramadan 1416 AH

January 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	110	211	312	413	514	615
716	817	918	1019	1120	1221	1322
1423	1524	1625	1726	1827	1928	2029
2130	221	232	243	254	265	276
287	298	309	3110

February 1996

Ramadan – Shawwal 1416 AH

February 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				111	212	313
414	515	616	717	818	919	1020
1121	1222	1323	1424	1525	1626	1727
1828	1929	201	212	223	234	245
256	267	278	289	2910

March 1996

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1416 AH

March 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
					111	212
313	414	515	616	717	818	919
1020	1121	1222	1323	1424	1525	1626
1727	1828	1929	2030	211	222	233
244	255	266	277	288	299	3010
3111

April 1996

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1416 AH

April 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	112	213	314	415	516	617
718	819	920	1021	1122	1223	1324
1425	1526	1627	1728	1829	191	202
213	224	235	246	257	268	279
2810	2911	3012

May 1996

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1417 AH

May 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
			113	214	315	416
517	618	719	820	921	1022	1123
1224	1325	1426	1527	1628	1729	1830
191	202	213	224	235	246	257
268	279	2810	2911	3012	3113

June 1996

Muharram – Safar 1417 AH

June 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						114
215	316	417	518	619	720	821
922	1023	1124	1225	1326	1427	1528
1629	1730	181	192	203	214	225
236	247	258	269	2710	2811	2912
3013

July 1996

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1417 AH

July 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	114	215	316	417	518	619
720	821	922	1023	1124	1225	1326
1427	1528	1629	171	182	193	204
215	226	237	248	259	2610	2711
2812	2913	3014	3115

August 1996

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1417 AH

August 1996 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
				116	217	318
419	520	621	722	823	924	1025
1126	1227	1328	1429	1530	161	172
183	194	205	216	227	238	249
2510	2611	2712	2813	2914	3015	3116

September 1996

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1417 AH

September 1996 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	1430
151	162	173	184	195	206	217
228	239	2410	2511	2612	2713	2814
2915	3016

October 1996

Jumada I – Jumada II 1417 AH

October 1996 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

November 1996

Jumada II – Rajab 1417 AH

November 1996 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

December 1996

Rajab – Shaʻban 1417 AH

December 1996 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

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 1996

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

All events

22 Jan 19961 Ramadan 1416 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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17 Feb 199627 Ramadan 1416 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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20 Feb 19961 Shawwal 1416 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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27 Apr 19969 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1416 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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28 Apr 199610 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1416 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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19 May 19961 Muharram 1417 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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28 May 199610 Muharram 1417 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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28 Jul 199612 Rabiʻ I 1417 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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8 Dec 199627 Rajab 1417 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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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.