Question 1

What is the Hijri calendar?

Accepted Answer

The Hijri (Islamic) calendar is a lunar calendar with 12 months and 354 or 355 days per year. Year 1 begins from the Hijra — the Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.

Question 2

How accurate is this Hijri date converter?

Accepted Answer

This tool uses both the tabular arithmetic method (with leap-year variants) and the Umm al-Qura approximation. Actual sighting-based dates may differ by ±1 day depending on the moon sighting and region.

Question 3

How many days are in a Hijri year?

Accepted Answer

A Hijri year has either 354 or 355 days across 12 lunar months of 29 or 30 days each. This is about 10–12 days shorter than the Gregorian solar year of 365 days.

Question 4

Is my date data private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All date conversion happens entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server and no signup is required.