Muharram / Islamic New year 2024

When is Muharram / Islamic New year 2024?

Muharram / Islamic New year 2024 is on Sunday 7th Jul, 2024 (07/07/2024) in 1813 days

Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Muharram / Islamic New year 2024 will be observed on the sunset of Saturday 6th Jul, 2024.

Muharram / Islamic New year always falls on the same day according to the Islamic calendar; for it being a lunar calendar. Nonetheless, the day differs on the Gregorian calendar as it is a solar calendar; causing roughly an eleven day difference each year.

The dates of Muharram / Islamic New year are usually determined by either an actual sighting of the moon with the naked eyes, or through astronomical calculations. Note that dates provided here are based on the dates adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America.

What is Muharram / Islamic New year?

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is also the beginning of a new Islamic year that many Muslims consider a cultural event. The Islamic New Year does not matter on the basis of religion. Nevertheless, many Muslims take this opportunity to remember the events of the life of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). On that day, some also remember the Hegira of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions to the city called Medina.

Dates for Muharram / Islamic New year from 2015 to 2024

The next occurrence of Muharram / Islamic New year is marked in red

When is ...?	Weekday	Date	Days away
Muharram / Islamic New year 2024	Sunday	Jul 7th	in 1813 days
Muharram / Islamic New year 2023	Wednesday	Jul 19th	in 1459 days
Muharram / Islamic New year 2022	Saturday	Jul 30th	in 1105 days
Muharram / Islamic New year 2021	Monday	Aug 9th	in 750 days
Muharram / Islamic New year 2020	Thursday	Aug 20th	in 396 days
Muharram / Islamic New year 2019	Saturday	Aug 31st	in 41 days
Muharram / Islamic New year 2018	Tuesday	Sep 11th	312 days ago
Muharram / Islamic New year 2017	Thursday	Sep 21st	667 days ago
Muharram / Islamic New year 2016	Sunday	Oct 2nd	1021 days ago
Muharram / Islamic New year 2015	Wednesday	Oct 14th	1375 days ago
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