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Hijri calendar August 2024

Muharram – Safar 1446 AH · Umm al-Qura

In short

August 2024 runs from 26 Muharram 1446 AH to 27 Safar 1446 AH in the Umm al-Qura calendar. 1 Safar 1446 AH falls on Monday, 5 August 2024. The white days (13th–15th) this month fall on 17–19 August 2024. Where months begin by local sighting or another calendar, a month can start a day apart.

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Umm al-Qura
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
26 Muharram 27 28 29
1 Safar 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
  • 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
Mawlid an-Nabi ﷺ 12 Rabiʻ I 1446 Estimate
Isra and Mi'raj 27 Rajab 1446 Estimate
Mid-Sha'ban 15 Shaʻban 1446 Estimate
First day of Ramadan 1 Ramadan 1446 Estimate
Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal 1446 Estimate
Day of Arafah 9 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1446 Estimate
Eid al-Adha 10 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1446 Estimate
Islamic New Year 1 Muharram 1447 Estimate
Day of Ashura 10 Muharram 1447 Estimate
Mawlid an-Nabi ﷺ 12 Rabiʻ I 1447 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 August 2024?

1 August 2024 is 26 Muharram 1446 AH (Umm al-Qura).

When are the white days this month?

17–19 August 2024 (13–15 Safar 1446 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