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Hijri calendar May 2022

Ramadan – Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1443 AH · Umm al-Qura

In short

May 2022 runs from 30 Ramadan 1443 AH to 1 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1443 AH in the Umm al-Qura calendar. 1 Shawwal 1443 AH falls on Monday, 2 May 2022. The white days (13th–15th) this month fall on 14–16 May 2022. Where months begin by local sighting or another calendar, a month can start a day apart.

Updated
Reference
Umm al-Qura
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
30 Ramadan
1 Shawwal Eid al-Fitr 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 White day 14 White day
15 White day 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 1 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah
  • Monday & Thursday
  • White days (13th–15th Hijri)
  • Friday
  • Small number = Hijri date

Hijri dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and are estimates. Follow your local mosque or your country's official announcement. Indonesia's own calendar (MABIMS criteria) is on its Indonesian pages.

Upcoming Islamic dates

EventGregorian date
Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal 1443 Estimate
Day of Arafah 9 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1443 Estimate
Eid al-Adha 10 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1443 Estimate
Islamic New Year 1 Muharram 1444 Estimate
Day of Ashura 10 Muharram 1444 Estimate
Mawlid an-Nabi ﷺ 12 Rabiʻ I 1444 Estimate
Isra and Mi'raj 27 Rajab 1444 Estimate
Mid-Sha'ban 15 Shaʻban 1444 Estimate
First day of Ramadan 1 Ramadan 1444 Estimate
Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal 1444 Estimate

Estimates from the Umm al-Qura calendar. The day observed where you live can differ by one.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Hijri date on 1 May 2022?

1 May 2022 is 30 Ramadan 1443 AH (Umm al-Qura).

When are the white days this month?

14–16 May 2022 (13–15 Shawwal 1443 AH).

Why can the Hijri date differ from other calendars?

The start of each month depends on the calculation or moon-sighting method used. This page uses the Umm al-Qura calendar, Saudi Arabia's official calendar, as an estimate; follow your local mosque or your country's official announcement.

Sources & method

  • Calendar · Umm al-Qura (Saudi Arabia's official calendar), read from a table of its published month starts (hijridate, MIT licence)

  • Official dates · Announced in each country: by moon sighting, or by its own calendar