The Hijri Calendar brings the Islamic date, the Gregorian date, the moon's phase, the occasions of the Islamic year, fasting days, your own events and your fasting record together in one place. It includes a date converter, a Hijri birthday finder, and a date picker that works in either calendar.
It is simple to use at a glance and detailed when you need it. Open it and you see today's Hijri date, the current month, the moon, and what is coming next. Go further and you can browse a whole year, log your fasts, keep your own Hijri or Gregorian events, convert any date, and set the calendar to follow the reckoning and sighting you use.
Open it from Tools → Calendar. Today's Hijri date and upcoming occasions also appear on the Home screen, and in Prayer Times.
Today
The card at the top shows today in full: the Hijri day, month and year with the month's Arabic name, the Gregorian date and the weekday. For example: Thursday, 24 Muharram 1448 AH, corresponding to 9 July 2026, in a month spanning Jun – Jul 2026.
The card also shows:
- Progress through the month — for example, day 24 of 29 — with a bar, so you can see how close the next month is.
- A sacred month label in Muharram, Rajab, Dhul-Qa'dah and Dhul-Hijjah.
- The moon's current phase, drawn as a disc, with its name and illumination — for example, Waning crescent, 33% lit.
- The next occasion with a countdown — for example, Mawlid an-Nabi ﷺ in 47 days.
Countdowns read the way people think about them: in 3 months, 7 days rather than a bare number of days.
Upcoming Occasions
Below the header, a strip of cards shows the occasions ahead, nearest first. Swipe along it to look further. Each card shows the occasion's name, its Hijri and Gregorian dates, and how long remains — for example, White Days · 13 Safar · 27 Jul 2026 · in 18 days.
Each occasion appears once, at its next date: the next White Days, the start of Rajab, Isra and Mi'raj. How many occasions the strip looks ahead is set in Cards and surfaces.
The Month
The month grid shows the Hijri month by default, with the Gregorian date shown smaller in each cell. Swipe left or right to move between months — from Muharram through Safar and Rabi' al-Awwal to Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah — and the header, cards and marks follow.
The grid makes the month easy to read:
- Today is outlined, with a soft pulse if you choose.
- The selected day is clearly marked.
- Fridays can be highlighted, so Jumu'ah stands out across the month.
- Days from the previous and next months are dimmed, so they do not compete with the month you are viewing.
Marks on a day
Small marks in each cell show what the day holds, before you open it:
- Islamic occasions
- Fasting days — Sunnah, obligatory, and days on which fasting is not permitted
- Your own events
- The moon's phase
- Fasts you have logged, shown with a tick
A key beneath the weekday names explains each mark that is switched on, so the grid can be read without guessing. Which marks appear is set in Layers.
A selected day
Tap a date to see its details: the weekday, the Hijri and Gregorian dates, the Arabic month name, the moon's phase and illumination for that day, any occasion with a short description, any fasting guidance, and a countdown.
For example, selecting 12 Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH shows 25 August 2026, the moon on that evening, in 47 days, and Mawlid an-Nabi ﷺ, with a description noting that the date is traditionally associated with the birth of the Prophet ﷺ.
From the day's details you can:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Add event | Creates one of your own events on this date |
| Log fast | Records a fast on this day; the day is marked on the grid |
| Share | Sends the date and its occasion to another app |
| Copy | Copies the same to your clipboard |
The Year
The year view shows all twelve months of a Hijri year — for example, 1448 AH from Muharram to Dhul-Hijjah — as small grids. Each month card shows its length and how many occasions it holds, such as 29 days · 6 events or 30 days · 15 events, with a small map of its days. Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah stand out as the fullest.
Tap a month to open it, and move between years with the arrows.
Jump to
Jump to goes straight to any Hijri month and year without swiping. Scroll or type the year, then choose the month from its chips; the dialog shows the Gregorian months it spans, such as Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH · Aug – Sep 2026.
Today returns to the current date from anywhere, however far you have browsed.
Occasions
The calendar includes these occasions, each with a short description:
| Month | Occasions |
|---|---|
| Muharram | Islamic New Year, Tasu'a, the Day of Ashura |
| Rabi' al-Awwal | Mawlid an-Nabi ﷺ |
| Rajab | Rajab begins, Isra and Mi'raj |
| Sha'ban | Sha'ban begins, Nisf Sha'ban |
| Ramadan | Ramadan begins, the Battle of Badr, the Conquest of Makkah, the last ten nights, the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th (Laylat al-Qadr) and 29th nights |
| Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr, the six days of Shawwal |
| Dhul-Qa'dah | Dhul-Qa'dah begins |
| Dhul-Hijjah | The ten best days, the Day of Tarwiyah, the Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, the Days of Tashriq |
| Every month | The White Days — the 13th, 14th and 15th |
The calendar includes occasions whose dates are widely agreed. Every date that depends on the moon is subject to the sighting your local authority follows — see Sighting adjustment.
Events and Occasions
Events gathers the occasions, your own events and your fasting record in one list.
At the top, rings count down to the major occasions, and your fasting totals show the fasts you have logged this month, in the last 30 days and all time.
- Filter the list by All, Occasions or Personal.
- Search it by name or by the notes on your events.
- Entries are grouped into This Month, Next Few Months and Later This Year, nearest first. Each row shows its icon, name, Hijri and Gregorian dates, and a countdown.
On the Home screen
The Home screen can show a countdown to the occasions and events that matter to you, one at a time, moving on by itself. In Events, open any occasion or event and choose Show on home. Until you choose, Home shows the occasions most readers would pick.
Your Own Events
Add events of your own, and the calendar becomes yours: a Hijri birthday, a nadhr, an anniversary, a family date, a study milestone, a personal goal.
Creating an event
| Field | Choices |
|---|---|
| Title | Anything you like |
| Icon | A ready choice such as a star, a cake, a ring, a mosque, prayer beads or raised hands — or any emoji from your keyboard |
| Colour | Quick choices, or any colour from the colour wheel |
| Date | A Hijri date or a Gregorian date, chosen with the date picker; the matching date in the other calendar is shown as you choose |
| Repeat | Every year, or once only |
| Reminder | Off, on the day, 1 day, 3 days or 1 week before — or any number of days up to sixty |
| Notes | Optional, with formatting such as bold, lists and links, and a preview |
Hijri or Gregorian
The choice of calendar decides how the event repeats. A Hijri event recurs on the same Hijri date every year, moving through the Gregorian seasons the way Ramadan does — the right choice for a Hijri birthday. A Gregorian event keeps its Gregorian date, as a civil anniversary does. The editor explains this as you choose.
Reminders for your events
An event's reminder arrives in the morning digest on the day it is due, so switch the digest on in the calendar's settings to receive it. For a reminder at a time of day you choose — or one that follows a Hijri date, Ramadan or the White Days — use Reminders.
Managing events
Open an event to edit, share, copy or delete it. Notes you add are searchable from Events.
Fasting
Fasting is built into the calendar.
Logging fasts
Log a fast from any day's details, and the day is marked with a tick on the grid. Your record builds up over time, and Events shows your totals for this month, the last 30 days and all time.
Fasting days
The fasting layer marks the days that carry a fast, and a day's details explain each one:
| Day | Guidance shown |
|---|---|
| Ramadan | The obligatory fast, from true dawn to sunset |
| The Day of Arafah | Expiates the past and the coming year, for those not at Hajj |
| Tasu'a and Ashura | The Ashura fast expiates the past year; pairing the 9th with the 10th is sunnah |
| The first days of Dhul-Hijjah | No days hold more beloved deeds; many fast the first nine |
| The White Days | Three each month are like fasting the entire month |
| Mondays and Thursdays | Deeds are presented on these days; the Prophet ﷺ loved to fast them |
| The two Eids | Fasting is not permitted |
| The Days of Tashriq | Days of eating, drinking and remembering Allah, without fasting |
The fasting nudge
The evening before a fast worth planning, a short fasting nudge can say so: Ramadan begins tomorrow — intention and suhoor!, Tomorrow is Arafah, Tasu'a/Ashura tomorrow, The White Days start tomorrow, or Tomorrow is Monday — up for the sunnah fast? It can be switched off in Cards and surfaces.
Date Converter
The Date Converter converts between Hijri and Gregorian dates with large wheels for the day, month and year on each side. Change either side and the other follows at once — for example, 24 Muharram 1448 AH ⇄ 9 July 2026. A swap button changes which side you are working from.
The result shows the weekday, both dates, the Arabic month name and the moon's phase for that date, and how far the date is from today — today, 12,331 days ago, or a countdown to a date ahead.
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Today | Returns both sides to today |
| Open in calendar | Opens the date in the month grid |
| Copy | Copies the conversion |
| Share | Sends it to another app |
Hijri birthday
Most people know their Gregorian date of birth but not their Hijri one. Set the Gregorian side to a date of birth and the converter shows:
- Your Hijri date of birth
- Your age in Hijri years, and in Gregorian years
- Your next Hijri birthday, with its Gregorian date and a countdown
Hijri years are about eleven days shorter than Gregorian years, so your Hijri age is usually greater than your Gregorian age, and the converter shows both.
The Date Picker
The same date picker is used throughout the app wherever a date is chosen, including in Prayer Times and in the event editor.
| Mode | How it works |
|---|---|
| Calendar | Tap a day on a month grid |
| Wheels | Scroll the day, month and year |
| Type | Enter the date as numbers |
A switch moves the picker between Hijri and Gregorian, and the other calendar's date is always shown alongside, so you always know both. Today returns to the current date, and the picker confirms your choice before closing.
Customizing the Calendar
The calendar's settings are grouped into calculation, layout, layers, cards and surfaces, behaviour, the morning digest, and your data. Every setting can be changed at any time, and Reset all to defaults restores them all.
Calculation
- Reckoning method — how Hijri dates are calculated: Umm al-Qura, Islamic Civil, Islamic or Islamic Tbla (with an astronomical cycle). Regions and authorities differ, so choose the one that matches the calendar you follow.
- Sighting adjustment — moves the Hijri date by up to three days either way, to match your local sighting authority when it differs from the calculation. Today's date updates as you adjust it. The Hijri date shown elsewhere in the app, including in Prayer Times, follows this adjustment.
Layout
| Setting | Choices |
|---|---|
| Grid follows | Hijri first, with Gregorian dates as companions — or Gregorian first, with Hijri companions |
| Week starts on | Any day of the week |
| Hijri numerals | Western (1, 2, 3) or Eastern Arabic (١، ٢، ٣) |
| Density | Cozy, Compact or Spacious |
| Grid size | How large the day cells are |
| Companion dates | Show the other calendar's date in each cell |
| Dim outside days | Fade the days of the previous and next months |
| Highlight Jumu'ah | Emphasise Fridays |
Layers
Choose what the grid shows. The key lists only the layers you have on.
| Layer | Shows |
|---|---|
| Islamic occasions | The occasions of the year, from Ramadan and the Eids to Ashura and the White Days |
| Personal events | Your own events |
| Fasting | Sunnah and obligatory fasting days, the days fasting is not permitted, and your logged fasts |
| Moon phases | The moon's phase on the grid and in a day's details |
Cards and surfaces
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Today card | Shows or hides the card at the top |
| Upcoming strip | Shows or hides the countdown cards beneath it |
| Occasions to look ahead | How many occasions the strip shows |
| Fasting nudge | Shows or hides the evening-before prompt |
Behaviour
- Pulse on today — a soft breathing ring around today.
- Haptic month ticks — a light tick as each month settles when you swipe.
Morning Digest
The morning digest is a single notification each morning with today's occasions, the reminders for your own events that are due, and the fasting nudge. It is off by default; switch it on in the calendar's settings if you would like it.
Your data
- Export events & fast log saves your events and your fasting record to a file, as a backup or to move them to another phone.
- Import events & fast log adds them back. Imported entries arrive as new entries, and nothing already in your calendar is overwritten.
Tips
- Set the sighting adjustment once to match your local authority, and every Hijri date in the app follows it.
- Use Hijri events for Hijri birthdays and anniversaries of Islamic dates, so they move with the lunar year.
- Log fasts as you go — the record is there when you want to count qada or voluntary fasts.
- Put what matters on Home with Show on home.
- Export your events before changing phones.
Related
- Prayer Times — the Hijri tab, upcoming dates and the crescent forecast
- Reminders — reminders for Hijri dates, Ramadan and the White Days
- Home Screen Widgets — the Hijri date and upcoming occasions on your Home screen