2016 spans the Hijri years 1437 and 1438 AH. Ramadan begins on Monday, June 6, and Eid al-Fitr falls on Wednesday, July 6.
The Gregorian date each month of the islamic calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Islamic year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabiʻ II | January 11 | Monday | 1437 |
| Jumada I | February 10 | Wednesday | 1437 |
| Jumada II | March 10 | Thursday | 1437 |
| Rajab | April 8 | Friday | 1437 |
| Shaʻban | May 8 | Sunday | 1437 |
| Ramadan | June 6 | Monday | 1437 |
| Shawwal | July 6 | Wednesday | 1437 |
| Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah | August 4 | Thursday | 1437 |
| Dhuʻl-Hijjah | September 2 | Friday | 1437 |
| Muharram | October 2 | Sunday | 1438 |
| Safar | November 1 | Tuesday | 1438 |
| Rabiʻ I | November 30 | Wednesday | 1438 |
| Rabiʻ II | December 30 | Friday | 1438 |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 | Monday | Ramadan begins |
| Jul 2 | Saturday | Laylat al-Qadr |
| Jul 6 | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr |
| Sep 11 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Islamic New Year |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Ashura |
| Dec 11 | Sunday | Mawlid |
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 2016 is expected to begin on Monday, June 6 and end with Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, July 6, depending on the sighting of the moon.
Eid al-Adha 2016 is expected on Sunday, September 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.