Important Religious Dates in North America
These dates are from the calendar adopted by Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR).
For sightability of new crescent in North America, all dates are good except those shown in green, which would be a day later.
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ALL ISLAMIC DAYS BEGIN AT SUNSET THE PRECEDING EVENING [Gregorian Dates abbreviated as month/date/year(2 digits)]
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| Islamic Events |
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| Islamic Year Begins |
| Imam Hussain's Martyrdom |
| Muhammad's(PBUH)Birthday |
| Night Journey to Heavens |
| Night of Salvation |
| Fasting Begins |
| Night of Power |
| Celebrate End of Ramadan |
| Day of Arafaat (Hajj) |
| Celebrate Sacrifice day |
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| Islamic Names |
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| (Al-Hijra) |
| (Aashura) |
| (Mawlid-al-Nabi) |
| (Israa'/Me'raj) |
| (Lailatul-Bara'at) |
| (Ramadan) |
| (Lailatul-Qadr) |
| (Eid-al-Fitr) |
| (Yaum-al-Arafah) |
| (Eid-al-Adha) |
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| Islamic Dates |
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| 1st Muharram |
| 10th Muharram |
| 12th Rabi-al-Awwal |
| Eve. after 26 Rajab |
| Eve. after 14 Sha'ban |
| 1st day of Ramadan |
| Eve. after 26 Ramadan |
| 1st Shawwal |
| Hajj at Makkah/vicinity |
| 10th Dhul-Hijjah |
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| 1427 AH |
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| 01/31/06 (Tue) |
| 02/09/06 (Thu) |
| 04/10/06 (Mon) |
| 08/20/06 (Sun) |
| 09/07/06 (Thu) |
| 09/24/06 (Sun) |
| 10/18/06 (Wed) |
| 10/23/06 (Mon) |
| 12/30/06 (Sat) |
| 12/31/06 (Sun) |
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| 1428 AH |
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| 01/20/07 (Sat) |
| 01/29/07 (Mon) |
| 03/31/07 (Sat) |
| 08/09/07 (Thu) |
| 08/27/07 (Mon) |
| 09/13/07 (Thu) |
| 10/08/07 (Mon) |
| 10/13/07 (Sat) |
| 12/19/07 (Wed) |
| 12/20/07 (Thu) |
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| 1429AH |
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| 01/10/08 (Thu) |
| 01/19/08 (Sat) |
| 03/20/08 (Thu) |
| 07/29/08 (Tue) |
| 08/15/08 (Fri) |
| 09/01/08 (Mon) |
| 09/26/08 (Fri) |
| 10/01/08 (Wed) |
| 12/07/08 (Sun) |
| 12/08/08 (Mon) |
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| 1430 AH |
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| 12/29/08 (Mon) |
| 01/07/09 (Wed) |
| 03/09/09 (Mon) |
| 07/19/09 (Sun) |
| 08/05/09 (Wed) |
| 08/22/09 (Sat) |
| 09/16/09 (Wed) |
| 09/20/09 (Sun) |
| 11/26/09 (Thu) |
| 11/27/09 (Fri) |
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| Islamic Events |
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| Islamic Year Begins |
| Imam Hussain's Martyrdom |
| Muhammad's(PBUH)Birthday |
| Night Journey to Heavens |
| Night of Salvation |
| Fasting Begins |
| Night of Power |
| Celebrate End of Ramadan |
| Day of Arafaat (Hajj) |
| Celebrate Sacrifice day |
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| Islamic Names |
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| (Al-Hijra) |
| (Aashura) |
| (Mawlid-al-Nabi) |
| (Israa'/Me'raj) |
| (Lailatul-Bara'at) |
| (Ramadan) |
| (Lailatul-Qadr) |
| (Eid-al-Fitr) |
| (Yaum-al-Arafah) |
| (Eid-al-Adha) |
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| Islamic Dates |
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| 1st Muharram |
| 10th Muharram |
| 12th Rabi-al-Awwal |
| Eve. after 26 Rajab |
| Eve. after 14 Sha'ban |
| 1st day of Ramadan |
| Eve. after 26 Ramadan |
| 1st Shawwal |
| Hajj at Makkah/vicinity |
| 10th Dhul-Hijjah |
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| 1431 AH |
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| 12/18/09 (Fri) |
| 12/27/09 (Sun) |
| 02/26/10 (Fri) |
| 07/08/10 (Thu) |
| 07/26/10 (Mon) |
| 08/11/10 (Fri) |
| 09/05/10 (Sun) |
| 09/10/10 (Fri) |
| 11/15/10 (Mon) |
| 11/16/10 (Tue) |
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| 1432 AH |
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| 12/07/10 (Tue) |
| 12/16/10 (Thu) |
| 02/15/11 (Tue) |
| 06/28/11 (Tue) |
| 07/15/11 (Fri) |
| 08/01/11 (Mon) |
| 08/26/11 (Fri) |
| 08/30/11 (Tus) |
| 11/05/11 (Sat) |
| 11/06/11 (Sun) |
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| 1433 AH |
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| 11/26/11 (Sat) |
| 12/05/11 (Mon) |
| 02/04/12 (Sat) |
| 06/16/12 (Sat) |
| 07/04/12 (Wed) |
| 07/20/12 (Fri) |
| 08/14/12 (Tus) |
| 08/19/12 (Sun) |
| 10/25/12 (Thu) |
| 10/26/12 (Fri) |
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| 1434 AH |
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| 11/15/12 (Thu) |
| 11/24/12 (Sat) |
| 01/24/13 (Thu) |
| 06/05/13 (Wed) |
| 06/23/13 (Sun) |
| 07/09/13 (Tue) |
| 08/03/13 (Sat) |
| 08/08/13 (Thu) |
| 10/14/13 (Mon) |
| 10/15/13 (Tue) |
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| Islamic Events |
|---|
| Islamic Year Begins |
| Imam Hussain's Martyrdom |
| Muhammad's(PBUH)Birthday |
| Night Journey to Heavens |
| Night of Salvation |
| Fasting Begins |
| Night of Power |
| Celebrate End of Ramadan |
| Day of Arafaat (Hajj) |
| Celebrate Sacrifice day |
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| Islamic Names |
|---|
| (Al-Hijra) |
| (Aashura) |
| (Mawlid-al-Nabi) |
| (Israa'/Me'raj) |
| (Lailatul-Bara'at) |
| (Ramadan) |
| (Lailatul-Qadr) |
| (Eid-al-Fitr) |
| (Yaum-al-Arafah) |
| (Eid-al-Adha) |
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| Islamic Dates |
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| 1st Muharram |
| 10th Muharram |
| 12th Rabi-al-Awwal |
| Eve. after 26 Rajab |
| Eve. after 14 Sha'ban |
| 1st day of Ramadan |
| Eve. after 26 Ramadan |
| 1st Shawwal |
| Hajj at Makkah/vicinity |
| 10th Dhul-Hijjah |
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| 1435 AH |
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| 11/04/13 (Mon) |
| 11/13/13 (Wed) |
| 01/13/14 (Mon) |
| 05/25/14 (Sun) |
| 06/12/14 (Thu) |
| 06/28/14 (Sat) |
| 07/23/14 (Wed) |
| 07/28/14 (Mon) |
| 10/03/14 (Fri) |
| 10/04/14 (Sat) |
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| 1436 AH |
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| 10/25/14 (Sat) |
| 11/03/14 (Mon) |
| 01/03/15 (Sat) |
| 05/15/15 (Fri) |
| 06/01/15 (Mon) |
| 06/18/15 (Thu) |
| 07/13/15 (Mon) |
| 07/17/15 (Fri) |
| 09/22/15 (Tue) |
| 09/23/15 (Wed) |
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| 1437 AH |
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| 10/14/15 (Wed) |
| 10/23/15 (Fri) |
| 12/23/15 (Wed) |
| 05/03/16 (Tue) |
| 05/21/16 (Sat) |
| 06/06/16 (Mon) |
| 07/01/16 (Fri) |
| 07/06/16 (Wed) |
| 09/10/16 (Sat) |
| 09/11/16 (Sun) |
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| 1438 AH |
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| 10/02/16 (Sun) |
| 10/11/16 (Tue) |
| 12/11/16 (Sun) |
| 04/23/17 (Sun) |
| 05/10/17 (Wed) |
| 05/27/17 (Sat) |
| 06/21/17 (Wed) |
| 06/25/17 (Sun) |
| 08/31/17 (Thu) |
| 09/01/17 (Fri) |
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* Note that Day of Arafaat (Hajj) is for Makkah/vicinity and is based on Ummul-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia
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Updated October 7, 2008