Hijri Date Today
Today’s Islamic Hijri calendar date for India — per moon sighting, updated daily.
What Is the Hijri Date Today?
The hijri date today in India is 4 Safar 1448 AH (Monday, 20 July 2026). This is also searched as today hijri date, hijri calendar date today, or aaj ki hijri tarikh — all asking for the same thing: today’s date in the Islamic lunar calendar for India.
The Hijri date comes from the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, a purely lunar calendar in which each month begins with the sighting of the new crescent moon (hilal). The AH after the year means Anno Hegirae — counted from the year the Prophet ﷺ migrated from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE.
How the Hijri Date Is Set in India
India’s Hijri date follows local moon sighting (Ruet-e-Hilal), so it usually runs about one day behind Saudi Arabia.
On the 29th of each Hijri month, committees look for the crescent after Maghrib. If it is sighted, the new month begins that evening; if not, the month completes 30 days. This is why the Hijri date on this page is adjusted for India and can differ from calendars that simply follow Saudi Arabia. Today it is 4 Safar 1448 AH in India, while Saudi Arabia is on 6 Safar 1448 AH.
Hijri Calendar vs Gregorian Calendar
| Hijri (Islamic) | Gregorian (English) | |
|---|---|---|
| Based on | The moon (lunar) | The sun (solar) |
| Days in a year | 354–355 | 365–366 |
| Month length | 29 or 30 days (by sighting) | 28–31 days (fixed) |
| Day starts at | Maghrib (sunset) | Midnight |
| Year count from | Hijrah, 622 CE (AH) | Common Era (CE/AD) |
Because the Hijri year is ~11 days shorter, Ramadan, Eid and other Islamic dates fall about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. To convert any date between the two, use our Hijri date converter.
The 12 Hijri Months
The Hijri year runs Muharram → Safar → Rabi al-Awwal → Rabi al-Thani → Jumada al-Awwal → Jumada al-Thani → Rajab → Sha’ban → Ramadan → Shawwal → Dhu al-Qadah → Dhu al-Hijjah. Right now it is Safar 1448 AH.
For today’s date in any specific month, or this year’s full calendar, see the Islamic months guide and the Hijri calendar. For the Hindi/Urdu wording, see aaj chand ki tarikh or urdu date today.