Hijri to Gregorian Date Converter (Umm al-Qura)
Choose the direction and enter the date. The result follows the Umm al-Qura calendar, which Saudi government bodies use for official dates.
What is the Umm al-Qura calendar?
Umm al-Qura is the official Hijri calendar of Saudi Arabia. Government bodies use it for official dates, such as the expiry dates printed on some documents. Its months are calculated in advance from astronomical data, so a converted date is fixed and does not depend on moon sighting.
The Hijri months
Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-Awwal, Rabi al-Thani, Jumada al-Ula, Jumada al-Akhirah, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu al-Qadah and Dhu al-Hijjah. A Hijri month has 29 or 30 days, and a Hijri year is about 11 days shorter than a Gregorian year.
Age in Hijri years
When you convert from Gregorian to Hijri, the calculator also shows how many Hijri years, months and days have passed since that date. Some Saudi procedures ask for this figure.
Frequently asked questions
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