Gregorian correspondence [ ] Main article: Since the Islamic is eleven to twelve days shorter than the as counted by the , the Islamic New Year does not occur on the same day of the Gregorian calendar every year | Islamic Crescents' Observation Project, 10 May 2012 at the ; seen on 6 December in Algeria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, South Africa |
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A day in the Islamic calendar is defined as beginning at | from the original on 12 November 2018 |
While some organizations prefer determining the new month and hence the new year by local sightings of the , most Islamic institutions and countries, including , follow calculations to determine future dates of the Islamic calendar.
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For example, 1 Muharram 1432 was defined to correspond to 7 or 8 December 2010 in depending on the country | Not to be confused with , the New Year in the |
Robert Harry van Gent, 11 June 2011 at the• For example, the used in Saudi Arabia was reformed several times in recent years | sunset, last day of Dhu al-Hijjah Ends• The first day of the is observed by most on the first day of the month of |
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