Hijri age calculator from a Gregorian date
Your Hijri age is higher than your Gregorian age because the Hijri year is about 11 days shorter; this tool works it out to the day.
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How to use it
- Enter date of birth and age on this date.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
Both dates are converted to the Umm al-Qura Hijri calendar, then the whole Hijri months between them and the remaining days are counted. A Hijri month has 29 or 30 days.
Example
Inputs: Date of birth = 1990-05-15, Age on this date = 2026-09-30. Result: Your Hijri age: 37 years, 5 months, 28 days; Hijri years: 37; Months: 5.
Limits and caveats
- It follows the Umm al-Qura calendar and can differ by one day from calendars based on moon sighting.
- Available for dates from 1901 to 2076.
Questions about this tool
Why is my Hijri age higher?
A Hijri year is about 354 days against 365 Gregorian days, so you gain an extra Hijri year roughly every 33 years.
What is the Umm al-Qura calendar?
It is the official Hijri calendar of Saudi Arabia, computed astronomically in advance.
My birth date is in Hijri. What should I use?
Use the Hijri birth date age calculator, which takes the Hijri day, month and year directly.