Hijri Calendar Converter
Convert dates between the Hijri (Islamic) lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar. Shows AH year, Ramadan and Eid countdowns, and Arabic-Indic numerals.
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Hijri to Gregorian converter. Translate any Islamic date to Gregorian and back.
Enter a Hijri (Islamic) date and this converter returns the matching Gregorian date and weekday, or enter a Gregorian date to get the Hijri one. It runs on the tabular Kuwaiti calendar and also shows the AH era marker and the countdown to the next Ramadan, Eid, and Hajj.
What Is the Hijri Calendar?
The Hijri calendar (التقويم الهجري) counts years from the Prophet Muhammad's migration (Hijra) from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, and 1 Muharram 1448 AH falls on June 17, 2026. Muslims worldwide use it to fix religious dates — the Ramadan fast, the two Eids, and the Hajj pilgrimage — while most of the world keeps civil records in the Gregorian calendar, which is why a converter is needed to move between them.
A Hijri year is 12 lunar months of 29 or 30 days, totaling 354 days (355 in a leap year). That is roughly 11 days shorter than the Gregorian solar year, so every Islamic date slides about 11 days earlier on the Gregorian calendar each year: 1 Muharram fell on June 27, 2025, moves to June 17, 2026, and reaches June 6, 2027. Because of this drift there is no fixed year-to-year match — 1448 AH is not simply "2026," and a single Hijri year overlaps two Gregorian years.
The twelve months in order are Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-Awwal, Rabi al-Thani, Jumada al-Ula, Jumada al-Thani, Rajab, Sha'ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa'dah, and Dhu al-Hijjah. Odd-numbered months carry 30 days and even-numbered months 29, with Dhu al-Hijjah stretching to 30 in a leap year. Because the lunar year is shorter, Hijri years accumulate faster than Gregorian ones: over a long span the counts relate by roughly 33 Hijri years for every 32 Gregorian years, so a rough estimate is AH ≈ (AD - 622) × 33 / 32.
Two versions of the calendar exist, and confusing them is the main source of one-day disagreements. The tabular (arithmetic) calendar — the Kuwaiti algorithm this tool uses by default — fixes month lengths by a 30-year rule, so any date can be computed years in advance; internally both calendars are mapped to a shared Julian Day Number, the continuous day count astronomers use, which is what lets the tool line them up. The observed religious calendar, by contrast, begins each month only when the new crescent moon is actually sighted, which can fall a day before or after the table. Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar sits between the two, using astronomical new-moon predictions for Mecca. Expect the tabular result to land within one to two days of the date your local authority announces.
How to Convert a Date and Read the Result
Using the converter takes a few seconds, and it works in both directions.
1. Choose the direction you need — Hijri → Gregorian to turn an Islamic date into a civil one, or Gregorian → Hijri to do the reverse.
2. Enter the day, month, and year in the origin calendar. Month names are shown in full (Muharram through Dhu al-Hijjah), so you do not have to remember their order.
3. Read the result. The tool returns the equivalent date, the day of the week, the Anno Hegirae (AH) era marker, and contextual extras such as the days remaining until the next Ramadan or Eid.
A Hijri-to-Gregorian example: 1 Ramadan 1448 AH — the first day of fasting — resolves to February 8, 2027. Worked the other way, converting a Gregorian date to Hijri is just as direct: January 1, 2026 comes back as 12 Rajab 1447, and January 1, 2000 as 24 Ramadan 1420.
Every result uses the tabular Kuwaiti calendar, the same arithmetic standard built into most operating systems. For anything tied to religious observance, treat the output as a close estimate and confirm the exact day with your local moon-sighting authority, because the sighted date can differ by one to two days in either direction.
Worked Hijri-Gregorian Conversion Examples
Islamic New Year: when does 1448 AH begin?
To pin down the start of the Islamic year, set the direction to Hijri → Gregorian and enter 1 Muharram 1448. The converter shows Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — the first day of 1448 AH, known as Ras as-Sanah al-Hijriyah. Because each lunar year runs about 11 days shorter than the solar year, this milestone lands earlier every time it comes around: the same converter puts the previous new year, 1 Muharram 1447, ten days later on Friday, June 27, 2025.
Locating Ramadan and Eid al-Adha in 1448 AH
Ramadan and the Hajj festival are the dates people convert most. Enter 1 Ramadan 1448 in Hijri → Gregorian mode and the converter shows Monday, February 8, 2027 — the first day of fasting. Enter 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 and it returns Monday, May 17, 2027, the Day of Sacrifice that opens Eid al-Adha. Both are tabular results, so a moon-sighting committee may confirm the actual observance a day earlier or later.
Which Islamic date was Eid al-Fitr 2026?
The reverse direction answers the opposite question. Switch to Gregorian → Hijri and enter March 20, 2026. The converter shows 1 Shawwal 1447 AH, a Friday — and 1 Shawwal is Eid al-Fitr, the feast that ends Ramadan. This is the quickest way to take a civil date you already know and read back its Islamic name, month, and year.
Converting a Gregorian birthday to a Hijri date
Suppose you were born on June 20, 1990 and want your Islamic birth date. Choose Gregorian → Hijri, type the date, and the converter returns 26 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1410 AH, a Wednesday. This is how many families find the Hijri anniversary they celebrate, and comparing the AH year of your birth with the current AH year shows your age in lunar years, which climbs a little faster than your age in solar years.
Reading today's date in the Hijri calendar
Open the converter and it defaults to the current day. On July 19, 2026, for instance, the Gregorian → Hijri result is 3 Safar 1448 AH, a Sunday. Safar is the second month of the year, so that date sits just over a month into 1448 AH. The panel also names the weekday, which matters because the Islamic day traditionally begins at sunset rather than at midnight.
Seeing the 11-day drift for yourself
The calendar's signature quirk is easy to demonstrate. Convert 1 Muharram 1447 and you get Friday, June 27, 2025; convert 1 Muharram 1448 and you get Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — ten days earlier. The gap is 10 or 11 days depending on whether the lunar year holds 354 or 355 days, and it keeps accumulating, so over roughly 33 years the same Hijri date sweeps through all four seasons before returning to where it started.
Hijri-Gregorian Reference Dates (Tabular)
| Hijri date | Gregorian (tabular) | What it marks |
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| 1 Muharram 1447 | June 27, 2025 | Islamic New Year (start of 1447 AH) |
| 1 Muharram 1448 | June 17, 2026 | Islamic New Year (start of 1448 AH) |
| 1 Muharram 1449 | June 6, 2027 | Islamic New Year (start of 1449 AH) |
| 1 Ramadan 1447 | February 18, 2026 | First day of Ramadan |
| 1 Ramadan 1448 | February 8, 2027 | First day of Ramadan |
| 1 Shawwal 1448 | March 10, 2027 | Eid al-Fitr |
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448 | May 17, 2027 | Eid al-Adha |
| 12 Rajab 1447 | January 1, 2026 | New Year's Day 2026 |
| 2 Safar 1448 | July 18, 2026 | A recent civil date |
| 19 Jumada al-Thani 1445 | January 1, 2024 | New Year's Day 2024 |
| 24 Ramadan 1420 | January 1, 2000 | New Year's Day 2000 |
| 1 Muharram 1 AH | July 19, 622 | Epoch (July 16, 622 in the Julian calendar) |
Common Hijri Conversion Mistakes
- Assuming one Hijri year lines up with one Gregorian year. A lunar year is about 354 days, some 11 days shorter than the solar year, so 1448 AH is not a synonym for 2026 — it opens on June 17, 2026 and closes partway through 2027, spanning two Gregorian years.
- Treating the tabular result as the final religious date. This tool computes the arithmetic Kuwaiti calendar, but the observed start of a month depends on an actual crescent-moon sighting and can land one to two days on either side. Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar can differ too.
- Estimating a Hijri year as simply the Gregorian year minus 622. Because lunar years pass faster, the eras separate by roughly 33 Hijri years for every 32 Gregorian years, so 2026 CE is about 1447-1448 AH, not 1404. Use AH ≈ (AD - 622) × 33 / 32 for a rough figure.
- Expecting Ramadan or Eid to return to the same Gregorian date. Each drifts about 11 days earlier per year: the first of Ramadan is February 18, 2026, then February 8, 2027, and it keeps cycling backward through all four seasons over roughly 33 years.
- Mixing up the civil calendar and the religious one. The tabular civil calendar is fixed and printable years ahead; the religious calendar is confirmed month by month by moon-sighting committees. Use the tabular date for planning and paperwork, but confirm fasting and festival days with your mosque or national authority.
Hijri to Gregorian Converter FAQ
How do I convert a Hijri date to Gregorian?
Pick the Hijri → Gregorian direction, type the day, month, and year, and the converter returns the matching Gregorian date and weekday. For example, 1 Muharram 1448 AH comes back as June 17, 2026.
Why does the Islamic year keep moving against the Gregorian calendar?
The Hijri calendar is purely lunar with no leap month, so its year runs about 354 days — roughly 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year. Every Islamic date therefore falls about 11 days earlier each year and cycles through all four seasons over about 33 years.
How accurate is this Hijri converter?
It uses the tabular Islamic calendar (the Kuwaiti algorithm built into most operating systems), which stays within one to two days of the Umm al-Qura calendar and of local moon-sighting. For civil paperwork it is reliable; for the exact start of Ramadan or Eid, confirm with your local authority.
Is this Hijri to Gregorian converter free to use?
Yes. It runs in your browser at no cost, converts in both directions, and needs no sign-up. Enter any date from the Hijri epoch onward and read the result instantly.
What is Anno Hegirae (AH)?
Anno Hegirae, abbreviated AH, is the era marker of the Islamic calendar. Year 1 AH began with the Hijra, the Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina; 1 Muharram 1 AH corresponds to July 19, 622 CE in the proleptic Gregorian calendar (July 16, 622 in the Julian calendar).
Which Gregorian year is 1448 AH?
1448 AH is not equal to a single Gregorian year. It begins on June 17, 2026 and runs until the day before 1 Muharram 1449, which falls on June 6, 2027, so it straddles the second half of 2026 and most of 2027.
When are Ramadan and Eid according to this converter?
On the tabular calendar, 1 Ramadan 1448 falls on February 8, 2027, Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal 1448) on March 10, 2027, and Eid al-Adha (10 Dhu al-Hijjah 1448) on May 17, 2027. Sighting-based announcements may shift these by a day or two.
What is the difference between the tabular, Umm al-Qura, and moon-sighting calendars?
The tabular (Kuwaiti) calendar fixes month lengths by a 30-year arithmetic rule, so dates can be computed years ahead. Umm al-Qura, used officially in Saudi Arabia, is based on astronomical new-moon predictions for Mecca. Moon-sighting relies on physically seeing the crescent. The three usually agree within one to two days.
Why does my Hijri month name look different on another site?
Only the transliteration varies — Rabi al-Awwal, Rabi I, and Rabi' al-Awwal are the same Arabic month (ربيع الأول). The Arabic spelling and its position in the year are identical no matter how the Latin letters are arranged.
Can I convert my Hijri birthday to find my Gregorian date of birth?
Yes. Choose Hijri → Gregorian, enter your Hijri birth date, and the tool returns the civil date and weekday you were born. Keep in mind that older records tied to moon-sighting can differ from the tabular result by a day, so treat it as a close match rather than a legal certificate.
What is today's date in the Hijri calendar?
Open the converter in Gregorian → Hijri mode and it fills in the current day automatically. As an example, July 19, 2026 converts to 3 Safar 1448 AH. The tool reads the real date each time you load it, so the Hijri equivalent it shows always reflects today.
Does the converter show the day of the week?
Yes. Every conversion returns the weekday next to the date — for example, 1 Muharram 1448 AH (June 17, 2026) is a Wednesday. This helps when you are planning around a holiday or need to know which day of the week a given Hijri date falls on.