2021 spans the Hijri years 1442 and 1443 AH. Ramadan begins on Tuesday, April 13, and Eid al-Fitr falls on Thursday, May 13.
The Gregorian date each month of the islamic calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Islamic year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumada II | January 14 | Thursday | 1442 |
| Rajab | February 13 | Saturday | 1442 |
| Shaʻban | March 14 | Sunday | 1442 |
| Ramadan | April 13 | Tuesday | 1442 |
| Shawwal | May 13 | Thursday | 1442 |
| Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah | June 11 | Friday | 1442 |
| Dhuʻl-Hijjah | July 11 | Sunday | 1442 |
| Muharram | August 9 | Monday | 1443 |
| Safar | September 8 | Wednesday | 1443 |
| Rabiʻ I | October 7 | Thursday | 1443 |
| Rabiʻ II | November 6 | Saturday | 1443 |
| Jumada I | December 5 | Sunday | 1443 |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Ramadan begins |
| May 9 | Sunday | Laylat al-Qadr |
| May 13 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr |
| Jul 20 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha |
| Aug 9 | Monday | Islamic New Year |
| Aug 18 | Wednesday | Ashura |
| Oct 18 | Monday | 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 2021 is expected to begin on Tuesday, April 13 and end with Eid al-Fitr on Thursday, May 13, depending on the sighting of the moon.
Eid al-Adha 2021 is expected on Tuesday, July 20, 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.