Regional Islamic Calendar

1421 AH



The calendar shown in the table below is based on expected lunar visibility using Ilyas' criterion of crescent sightability. For practical purposes, the world has been divided into three major zones, each with its own regional calendar. The three zones are: 1.Americas, 2.Europe-Africa-Asia and 3.Asia-Pacific.

Map showing three main regions

The solar dates corresponding to the start of each Islamic month is shown for the three regions. A more precise graphical calendar showing global crescent visibility maps and International Lunar Date Lines is also available.


1421 AH

Islamic months begin at sunset on evening before the solar dates shown
  Americas Europe-Africa-Asia Asia-Pacific
Muharram 6th April 2000 6th April 2000 7th April 2000
Safar 5th May 2000 6th May 2000 6th May 2000
Rabi al-Awal 4th June 2000 4th June 2000 4th June 2000
Rabi al-Thani 3rd July 2000 3rd July 2000 4th July 2000
Jumad al- Ula 1st Aug 2000 2nd Aug 2000 2nd Aug 2000
Jumad al-Thani 31st Aug 2000 31st Aug 2000 31st Aug 2000
Rajab 29th Sept 2000 29th Sept 2000 30th Sept 2000
Shaban 28/29th Oct 2000 29th Oct 2000 29th Oct 2000
Ramadhan 27th Nov 2000 28th Nov 2000 28th Nov 2000
Shawwal 27th Dec 2000 27th Dec 2000 28th Dec 2000
Zul- Qida 26th Jan 2001 26th Jan 2001 27th Jan 2001
Zul- Hijja 24th Feb 2001 24th Feb 2001 24th Feb 2001

Data produced by MoonCalc 5.2 by Dr. Monzur Ahmed.



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