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Hijri calendar January 2025

Rajab – Shaʻban 1446 AH · Umm al-Qura

In short

January 2025 runs from 1 Rajab 1446 AH to 1 Shaʻban 1446 AH in the Umm al-Qura calendar. 1 Shaʻban 1446 AH falls on Friday, 31 January 2025. The white days (13th–15th) this month fall on 13–15 January 2025. 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
1 Rajab 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 Isra and Mi'raj 28 29 30 1 Shaʻban
  • 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
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
Isra and Mi'raj 27 Rajab 1447 Estimate
Mid-Sha'ban 15 Shaʻban 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 January 2025?

1 January 2025 is 1 Rajab 1446 AH (Umm al-Qura).

When are the white days this month?

13–15 January 2025 (13–15 Rajab 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