Muharram Islamic New Year Calendar 2020

Muharram is one of the most sacred months of the islamic calendar which has about 354 days unlike the gregorian calendar that consists of 365 days.

Muharram islamic new year calendar 2020. Thus muharram islamic new year 2020 will be observed on the sunset of wednesday 19th aug 2020. The day also marks the migration of prophet muhammed from mecca to medina. There are 143 days left in the year. The expected gregorian date of 1st muharram 2020 is thursday august 20 2020 or friday august 21 2020 depending on your location and sighting of moon of muharram 1442.

Fri aug 21 2020 sun aug 23 2020 oman. Islamic new year 2020 or islamic new hijri year 1441 will begin on the evening of 19th august 2020 on wednesday and 1st muharram 2020 will be on thursday 20th august 2020. It is one of the four sacred. Tue aug 10 2021.

These dates may vary because sighting of the moon varies from country to country. When is muharram 2020. Muharram islamic new year 2021. Muharram islamic new year 2020 started on thursday 20th aug 2020 20 08 2020 33 days ago note that with regards to the muslim calendar a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day.

The islamic new year is on the first day of muharram the first month in the lunar islamic calendar which differs from the gregorian calendar. Islamic new year day al hijri 2020 date. Muharram 2020 will mark the start of new islamic year 1442 hijri. Muharram has great significance in the islamic hijri calendar.