Ashura in The Gregorian Calendar
While Ashura is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year due to differences between the two calendars, since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar. Furthermore, the crescent appearance to determine when each Islamic month begins varies from country to country due to obvious geographical reasons.
- 1430 AH
- 2009 January 6, in Middle East and Iran
- 2009 January 7, in South Asia (i.e. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, etc.)
- 1431 AH
- 2009 December 28, in India, Pakistan, Iran, N.America, Europe and Middle East and December
- 2009 December 29, in Far-East
- 1432 AH
- 2010 December 16, in part of Middle East and Iran
- 2010 December 17, in Iraq and South Asia (i.e. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, etc.)
- 1433 AH
- 2011 December 5, in part of Middle East and Asia
- 2011 December 6, in Lebanon, Iraq, and North America
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