Islamic Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.H. 1431-1452)
Muslim holidays by their Gregorian dates
Here are the dates of the most important Islamic holidays through 2030. These holidays move in the Western (Gregorian) calendar year since the Islamic (or Hijri) calendar is a lunar calendar, instead of a solar calendar. The Hijri calendar is named for the Hijra (or Hegira), the Prophet Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution. Years are given as A.H. (anno hegirae) as opposed to A.D. (anno domini).
The Hijri year is usually ten days shorter than the Gregorian year. There are a few different versions, such as the Solar Hijri calendar used in Iran (which is a solar calendar) and the Tabular Hijri calendar (which is mathematically derived, much like how Jewish calendar was changed in the past).
Due to how the Hijri calendar rotates, the Hijri years are given as well to help clarify the chronology of events relative to the Gregorian calendar. As well, since the traditional Hijri calendar is observational instead of mathematical (based on when phases of the moon can be seen) the start dates aren't always perfectly predictable.
| Year | Start of Muharram1 | Mawlid al-Nabi2 | Start of Ramadan3 | Eid al-Fitr4 | Eid al-Adha5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dec. 6 (A.H. 1432) | Feb. 26 (A.H. 1431) | Aug. 11 (A.H. 1431) | Sept. 10 (A.H. 1431) | Nov. 15 (A.H. 1431) |
| 2011 | Nov. 26 (A.H. 1433) | Feb. 16 (A.H. 1432) | Aug. 1 (A.H. 1432) | Aug. 31 (A.H. 1432) | Nov. 6, (A.H. 1432) |
| 2012 | Nov. 15 (A.H. 1434) | Feb. 5 (A.H. 1433) | July 20 (A.H. 1433) | Aug. 19 (A.H. 1433) | Oct. 26 (A.H. 1433) |
| 2013 | Nov. 5 (A.H. 1435) | Jan. 24 (A.H. 1434) | July 9 (A.H. 1434) | Aug. 8 (A.H. 1434) | Oct. 15 (A.H. 1434) |
| 2014 | Oct. 25 (A.H. 1436) | Jan. 13 (A.H. 1435) | June 29 (A.H. 1435) | July 29 (A.H. 1435) | Oct. 4 (A.H. 1435) |
| 2015 | Oct. 14 (A.H. 1437) | Jan. 3 (A.H. 1436) & Dec. 24 (A.H. 1437) |
June 18 (A.H. 1436) | July 18 (A.H. 1436) | Sept. 24 (A.H. 1436) |
| 2016 | Oct. 2 (A.H. 1438) | Dec. 12 (A.H. 1438) | June 7 (A.H. 1437) | July 6 (A.H. 1437) | Sept. 13 (A.H. 1437) |
| 2017 | Sept. 21 (A.H. 1439) | Dec. 1 (A.H. 1439) | May 27 (A.H. 1438) | June 26 (A.H. 1438) | Sept. 2 (A.H. 1438) |
| 2018 | Sept. 11 (A.H. 1440) | Nov. 21 (A.H. 1440) | May 16 (A.H. 1439) | June 15 (A.H. 1439) | Aug. 22 (A.H. 1439) |
| 2019 | Aug. 31 (A.H. 1441) | Nov. 9 (A.H. 1441) | May 6 (A.H. 1440) | June 4 (A.H. 1440) | Aug. 11 (A.H. 1440) |
| 2020 | Aug. 20 (A.H. 1442) | Oct. 29 (A.H. 1442) | April 24 (A.H. 1441) | May 24 (A.H. 1441) | July 31 (A.H. 1441) |
| 2021 | Aug. 9 (A.H. 1443) | Oct. 19 (A.H. 1443) | April 13 (A.H. 1442) | May 13 (A.H. 1442) | July 20 (A.H. 1442) |
| 2022 | July 30 (A.H. 1444) | Oct. 8 (A.H. 1444) | April 3 (A.H. 1443) | May 3 (A.H. 1443) | July 10 (A.H. 1443) |
| 2023 | July 19 (A.H. 1445) | Sep. 27 (A.H. 1445) | Mar. 23 (A.H. 1444) | April 22 (A.H. 1444) | June 29 (A.H. 1444) |
| 2024 | July 7 (A.H. 1446) | Sep. 16 (A.H. 1446) | Mar. 11 (A.H. 1445) | April 10 (A.H. 1445) | June 17 (A.H. 1445) |
| 2025 | June 26 (A.H. 1447) | Sep. 5 (A.H. 1447) | Mar. 1 (A.H. 1446) | Mar. 31 (A.H. 1446) | June 7 (A.H. 1446) |
| 2026 | June 16 (A.H. 1448) | Aug. 26 (A.H. 1448) | Feb. 18 (A.H. 1447) | Mar. 20 (A.H. 1447) | May 27 (A.H. 1447) |
| 2027 | June 6 (A.H. 1449) | Aug. 15 (A.H. 1449) | Feb. 8 (A.H. 1448) | Mar. 10 (A.H. 1448) | May 17 (A.H. 1448) |
| 2028 | May 25 (A.H. 1450) | Aug. 3 (A.H. 1450) | Jan. 28 (A.H. 1449) | Feb. 27 (A.H. 1449) | May 5 (A.H. 1449) |
| 2029 | May 14 (A.H. 1451) | July 24 (A.H. 1451) | Jan. 16 (A.H. 1450) | Feb. 15 (A.H. 1450) | April 24 (A.H. 1450) |
| 2030 | May 3 (A.H. 1452) | July 13 (A.H. 1452) | Jan. 6 (A.H. 1451) & Dec. 26 (A.H. 1452) |
Feb. 5 (A.H. 1451) | April 14 (A.H. 1451) |
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