In most years, that means that a year of 12 calendar months last 354 days. So a 29-day month is followed by a 30-day month (29+30 is the same as 29.5+29.5). This is the tentative date as the actual date of commencement of Ramadan 2022 is subject to the sighting of the moon. Eid al Fitr 2022 is expected to be celebrated on Monday, May 2, 2022. For convenience, a month is the Islamic calendar is either 29 days or 30 days, one after the other. Ramadan 2022 is expected to begin on Saturday, Ap(according to Saudi Arabia) and will end on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Dhu al-Hijja migrates throughout the seasons. MonthsĪ lunar month (one new moon to the next) lasts a little over 29.5 days. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when new moon is sighted. Two Islamic countries (Iran and Afghanistan) use a different calendar, the Solar Hijri Calendar. The current Islamic Calendar year is 1442 H (AH = Anno Hegiræ = Hijri year). Islamic years are often called hijra years, because the first year of the calendar when the hijra occurred, that is when Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. This means that each year, the calendar is about 11 days shorter than a solar calendar, like the Gregorian. The calculator calendar is the most common in the Islamic world the secular (civil) calendar, the beginning of the month, is determined astronomically. It is used to determine islamic holidays in most of Islam. The days of the Muslim calendar are counted from the sunset, so the sunset of the previous day started 1 day 1 month 1 year of exile (Anno Hegiræ, A.H.). The Islamic calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري) is a calendar. Islamic Calendar stamp issued at King Khalid airport (10 Rajab 1428 / 24 July 2007) The Islamic calendar is based on the sighting of the moon and consists of 12 lunar months, with each month approximately 29 or 30 days long.

Islamic calendar days