The Hijri date changes at sunset (Maghrib), not at midnight. This one detail trips up a lot of people who are used to the Gregorian calendar’s midnight rollover, and it actually matters practically — it affects when a fast begins, when a religious holiday technically starts, and why some calendar apps seem to jump to…
Open three different Hijri date websites or apps on the same day, and you might see three slightly different dates. That’s not a bug in any of them individually — it’s a byproduct of how each site chooses to calculate or source its Hijri date, and it’s worth knowing which kind of source you’re actually…
If you’ve ever compared the Hijri date shown in Saudi Arabia to the one your app or a website in another country is displaying, you may have noticed they don’t always match — sometimes by a full day. This isn’t an error on either side. It comes down to how each country determines when a…
Saudi Arabia doesn’t set the start of each Hijri month by consulting an astronomer’s chart alone — it relies on people physically looking for the moon. The process is called moon sighting (ru’yah), and it’s the reason Islamic dates in the kingdom sometimes shift by a day compared to what an app’s calculated calendar shows….
Ramadan 1447 AH began in Saudi Arabia on February 18, 2026, which places Laylat al-Qadr — the Night of Decree — most likely on the night of 27 Ramadan, corresponding to the evening of March 15 into March 16, 2026. That said, its exact date is deliberately left unconfirmed in Islamic tradition, and that uncertainty…
Muharram 1448 AH is expected to begin in Saudi Arabia on or around June 16, 2026, following the anticipated sighting of the new crescent moon on the evening of June 15. As with every Hijri month, the final confirmation depends on an actual sighting rather than a pre-set calendar date, so the kingdom’s Supreme Court…
Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH began in Saudi Arabia on Monday, May 18, 2026, after the Supreme Court confirmed sighting of the new crescent moon on the evening of Sunday, May 17. Dhul Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar, and it’s arguably the most consequential one — it’s the month of…
Hajj 2026 took place from May 25 to May 30, corresponding to 8-13 Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH, after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court confirmed the Dhul Hijjah crescent on May 17 and set 1 Dhul Hijjah as Monday, May 18. If you’re planning ahead, checking on a pilgrim’s behalf, or just curious how the dates are…
If you’re trying to pin down exactly when Eid al-Adha falls in 2026, here’s the short answer: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court confirmed the crescent moon of Dhul Hijjah on Sunday, May 17, 2026, which placed the 1st of Dhul Hijjah on Monday, May 18. Counting forward, the Day of Arafah landed on May 26, and…
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