1978 spans the Hijri years 1398 and 1399 AH. Ramadan begins on Sunday, August 6, and Eid al-Fitr falls on Monday, September 4.
The Gregorian date each month of the islamic calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Islamic year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safar | January 10 | Tuesday | 1398 |
| Rabiʻ I | February 9 | Thursday | 1398 |
| Rabiʻ II | March 10 | Friday | 1398 |
| Jumada I | April 9 | Sunday | 1398 |
| Jumada II | May 9 | Tuesday | 1398 |
| Rajab | June 7 | Wednesday | 1398 |
| Shaʻban | July 7 | Friday | 1398 |
| Ramadan | August 6 | Sunday | 1398 |
| Shawwal | September 4 | Monday | 1398 |
| Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah | October 4 | Wednesday | 1398 |
| Dhuʻl-Hijjah | November 2 | Thursday | 1398 |
| Muharram | December 1 | Friday | 1399 |
| Safar | December 31 | Sunday | 1399 |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | Monday | Mawlid |
| Aug 6 | Sunday | Ramadan begins |
| Sep 1 | Friday | Laylat al-Qadr |
| Sep 4 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr |
| Nov 11 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha |
| Dec 1 | Friday | Islamic New Year |
| Dec 10 | Sunday | Ashura |
The Islamic, or Hijri, calendar has 12 lunar months of 29 or 30 days, about 354 days a year, so its dates move about 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar every year. Years are counted from the Hijra in 622 CE and written with AH.
The dates here follow the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia. Many communities begin each month when the new crescent moon is sighted, so dates can differ by a day where you live.
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Ramadan 1978 is expected to begin on Sunday, August 6 and end with Eid al-Fitr on Monday, September 4, depending on the sighting of the moon.
Eid al-Adha 1978 is expected on Saturday, November 11, on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah.
The Islamic year has 12 lunar months and is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, so each date moves about 11 days earlier every year.