Convert 8 Dhuʾl-Hijjah 1449 AH to Gregorian
Gregorian equivalent
Wednesday, 3 May 2028
Hijri date
8 Dhuʾl-Hijjah 1449 AH
What marks 8 Dhuʾl-Hijjah?
Day of the week Wednesday
Gregorian date May 2028
Occasion on this day
Day of Tarwiyah
The Day of Tarwiyah is the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah and the first day of the Hajj rites: pilgrims enter ihram and set out for Mina, spending there the night before Arafah.
Occasion details ← On this Hijri day
The Farewell Pilgrimage — the Day of Tarwiya · 10 AH
On the Day of Tarwiya the Prophet ﷺ set out with a hundred thousand of his Companions from Makkah to Mina in his only pilgrimage, in which he taught the Ummah its rites, saying: "Take from me your rites of pilgrimage," and bade it farewell.
Read the full story ← Notes on this day
- Dhuʾl-Hijjah is one of the four sacred months whose sanctity God magnified.
- Day 8 of 29 in Dhuʾl-Hijjah 1449 AH — the first third of the month.
About Dhuʾl-Hijjah
A sacred month; home to Hajj, Eid al-Adha, and the first ten days are considered the most blessed of the year
View full Dhuʾl-Hijjah 1449 AH calendar ←8 Dhuʾl-Hijjah across years
How are these dates calculated?
Dates are calculated astronomically per the Umm al-Qura standard used in Saudi Arabia. Countries relying on direct moon sighting may differ by about one day.