1979 spans the Hijri years 1399 and 1400 AH. Ramadan begins on Thursday, July 26, and Eid al-Fitr falls on Friday, August 24.
The Gregorian date each month of the islamic calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Islamic year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabiʻ I | January 29 | Monday | 1399 |
| Rabiʻ II | February 28 | Wednesday | 1399 |
| Jumada I | March 29 | Thursday | 1399 |
| Jumada II | April 28 | Saturday | 1399 |
| Rajab | May 27 | Sunday | 1399 |
| Shaʻban | June 26 | Tuesday | 1399 |
| Ramadan | July 26 | Thursday | 1399 |
| Shawwal | August 24 | Friday | 1399 |
| Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah | September 23 | Sunday | 1399 |
| Dhuʻl-Hijjah | October 22 | Monday | 1399 |
| Muharram | November 21 | Wednesday | 1400 |
| Safar | December 21 | Friday | 1400 |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9 | Friday | Mawlid |
| Jul 26 | Thursday | Ramadan begins |
| Aug 21 | Tuesday | Laylat al-Qadr |
| Aug 24 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr |
| Oct 31 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha |
| Nov 21 | Wednesday | Islamic New Year |
| Nov 30 | Friday | 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 1979 is expected to begin on Thursday, July 26 and end with Eid al-Fitr on Friday, August 24, depending on the sighting of the moon.
Eid al-Adha 1979 is expected on Wednesday, October 31, 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.