Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar in 2008.

Gregorian dates beside their Hijri equivalents for every day of 2008, with the major Islamic dates highlighted. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar.

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All dates for 2008

January 2008

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1429 AH

January 2008 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

February 2008

Muharram – Safar 1429 AH

February 2008 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

March 2008

Safar – Rabiʻ I 1429 AH

March 2008 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

April 2008

Rabiʻ I – Rabiʻ II 1429 AH

April 2008 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

May 2008

Rabiʻ II – Jumada I 1429 AH

May 2008 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

June 2008

Jumada I – Jumada II 1429 AH

June 2008 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

July 2008

Jumada II – Rajab 1429 AH

July 2008 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

August 2008

Rajab – Shaʻban 1429 AH

August 2008 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
3130

September 2008

Ramadan 1429 AH

September 2008 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

October 2008

Shawwal – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1429 AH

October 2008 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	301	312

November 2008

Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah – Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1429 AH

November 2008 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
						13
24	35	46	57	68	79	810
911	1012	1113	1214	1315	1416	1517
1618	1719	1820	1921	2022	2123	2224
2325	2426	2527	2628	2729	2830	291
302

December 2008

Dhuʻl-Hijjah – Muharram 1430 AH

December 2008 with Gregorian and Hijri dates
SSun	MMon	TTue	WWed	TThu	FFri	SSat
	13	24	35	46	57	68
79	810	911	1012	1113	1214	1315
1416	1517	1618	1719	1820	1921	2022
2123	2224	2325	2426	2527	2628	2729
2830	291	302	313

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 2008

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

All events

10 Jan 20081 Muharram 1429 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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19 Jan 200810 Muharram 1429 AH
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram, a day of fasting and remembrance.
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20 Mar 200812 Rabiʻ I 1429 AH
Mawlid an-Nabi
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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30 Jul 200827 Rajab 1429 AH
Isra and Mi’raj
The night journey and ascension of the Prophet ﷺ, on 27 Rajab.
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1 Sept 20081 Ramadan 1429 AH
Ramadan begins
The first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
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27 Sept 200827 Ramadan 1429 AH
Laylat al-Qadr
The Night of Power, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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1 Oct 20081 Shawwal 1429 AH
Eid al-Fitr
The festival marking the end of Ramadan, on 1 Shawwal.
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7 Dec 20089 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1429 AH
Day of Arafah
The ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the most important day of Hajj.
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8 Dec 200810 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1429 AH
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice, on 10 Dhul Hijjah.
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29 Dec 20081 Muharram 1430 AH
Islamic New Year
The first day of Muharram and the start of the Hijri year.
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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.