Hijri Date Today

Pro tips most people learn the hard way

• The Hijri day starts at sunset (Maghrib), NOT midnight. So 'tonight' after Maghrib is actually already the next Hijri day. This is why Laylat al-Qadr in the last 10 days of Ramadan should be sought on the night BEFORE what your phone shows as 27 Ramadan — the night of 26 in your view is the night of 27 Islamically.
• Ramadan moves about 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar every year because the lunar year is roughly 354 days. Over 33 years it cycles through every season — which is why your grandparents have probably fasted Ramadan in summer, winter, spring, and autumn across their lifetime.
• Local moon-sighting committees (Ruet-e-Hilal in Pakistan, official courts in Saudi) can declare a month start a day off from this widget's tabular Umm al-Qura calculation. Plan with this; ceremoniously start with your local announcement. They usually align within ±1 day.
• The four sacred months — Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qi'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah — get a special flag when you're in them. Acts of worship during these months are believed to carry amplified reward. Many Pakistani Muslims increase voluntary fasting during them, especially the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah leading up to Hajj.
• Pro tip: for official Pakistani documents (NIC, passport, government forms) requiring Hijri dates, the Umm al-Qura date shown here is the civil standard. Iran is the notable exception in the Muslim world — they use Solar Hijri (Jalali), a completely different system. For Iran-related paperwork, you'll need a different tool.