Which month is Muharram?

Muharram is the first month of the Hijri year, month number 1, and its first day is the Islamic New Year. Below is the full Muharram 1449 AH calendar with the Gregorian date of every day.

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Month at a glance

Number: Hijri month 1 (first)
Days in 1449 AH: 29
One of the sacred months: Yes
Arabic (Saudi): محرم
Gregorian dates (1449): 6 June 2027 to 4 July 2027

Muharram 1449 AH with Gregorian dates

1 6 June

2 7

3 8

4 9

5 10

6 11

7 12

8 13

9 14

10 15

11 16

12 17

13 18

14 19

15 20

16 21

17 22

18 23

19 24

20 25

21 26

22 27

23 28

24 29

25 30

26 1 July

27 2

28 3

29 4

Occasions in Muharram 1449 AH

Islamic New Year 1 Muharram 1449 AH · Sunday, 6 June 2027
Start of summer 16 Muharram 1449 AH · Monday, 21 June 2027
end-of-year break 19 Muharram 1449 AH · Thursday, 24 June 2027

Muharram at a glance

Number: 1, the first month of the Hijri year.
Days: 29 or 30 depending on the year.
Sacred month: yes.
Order: after Dhu al-Hijjah, followed by Safar.

Why is it called Muharram?

The name means “forbidden”: the Arabs forbade fighting in it. It became the first month of the Hijri calendar when dating from the Hijra was adopted in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab, even though the Hijra itself took place in Rabi al-Awwal.

The Islamic New Year

The first day of Muharram is the Islamic New Year. Because a Hijri year has about 354 or 355 days, the New Year comes about 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar every year. The Hijri years table shows the Gregorian start of every Hijri year.

Last updated: 8 October 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which month number is Muharram?

Muharram is the first month (1) of the Hijri calendar; the Hijri year begins with it.

When does Muharram 1449 AH start?

Muharram 1449 AH, the Islamic New Year, starts by the Umm al-Qura calendar on Sunday, 6 June 2027 and ends on 4 July 2027.

How many days are in Muharram?

A Hijri month has 29 or 30 days; by the Umm al-Qura calendar Muharram 1449 AH has 29 days.

When is Ashura?

Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram; the calendar above shows its Gregorian date.