Gregorian calendar
The solar calendar used officially almost everywhere today, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct the Julian calendar. Years divisible by 4 are leap years, except century years not divisible by 400.
What Is Today’s Date? Today in Every Calendar
See today’s date in the Gregorian, Hijri, Ottoman Rumi and every other well-known calendar in the world at once. Watch live world clocks; enter a birth date or a date in any calendar and get its equivalent in all calendars instantly.
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How to use it
- At the top you see today’s Gregorian, Hijri and Rumi date and your local time.
- Choose the calendar of the date you want to convert (for example Hijri or Hebrew), then enter the year, month and day.
- If it is a birthday, tick “This is a birth date” to also see your age, days lived, weekday of birth, next Gregorian and Hijri birthday and your year in the 12-animal cycle.
- Press “Show in all calendars”: the date is listed in more than 15 calendars. Use “Copy” on any row, or open “About this calendar” for an explanation.
The world’s main calendars
Hijri (Islamic) calendar
A purely lunar calendar starting from the Hijra of Prophet Muhammad in 622 CE. A year has 12 lunar months and about 354 days, so Ramadan moves about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. Both the Umm al-Qura (Saudi) and tabular Hijri calendars are shown.
Ottoman Rumi calendar
A Julian-based solar calendar used for official and fiscal matters in the Ottoman Empire from 1840 to 1926. The year count was fixed from Hijri year 1255 and the year began in March until 1917.
Julian calendar
Introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE with a leap year every 4 years. It is now 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar and still used by some Orthodox churches.
Persian (Solar Hijri) calendar
The official, highly accurate solar calendar of Iran and Afghanistan; the year begins at the spring equinox (Nowruz).
Hebrew calendar
A lunisolar calendar with 7 leap months in every 19 years; years are counted from the traditional creation date (3761 BCE). It is the official and religious calendar of Israel.
Chinese and Korean calendars
Lunisolar calendars where the New Year falls between late January and mid-February; years follow a 60-year cycle linked with 12 animals.
Japanese, Minguo and Buddhist calendars
They use Gregorian months and days but count years differently: by imperial era in Japan, from 1912 in Taiwan and from 543 BCE in the Thai Buddhist calendar.
Indian national calendar (Saka)
The solar calendar officially adopted by India in 1957; years count from 78 CE and the year begins on 22 March.
Coptic and Ethiopian calendars
Based on the ancient Egyptian calendar with twelve 30-day months plus a short 13th month; still the official calendar of Ethiopia.
Turkic 12-animal calendar
A cyclical calendar of the Central Asian Turks naming years after 12 animals, known from the Orkhon inscriptions.
Maya Long Count and Julian Day Number
The Maya Long Count counts days from 3114 BCE (baktun.katun.tun.uinal.kin). The Julian Day Number used by astronomers counts days since 4713 BCE and is the basis of all conversions.
Clocks and time systems
The clock section updates every second: UTC, Unix timestamp, Swatch Internet Time (.beat), decimal time and the local time, date and UTC offset of 17 cities including London, Mecca, Tehran, Beijing, Tokyo and New York.
Frequently asked questions
What is today’s date?
The top of this page shows today’s date according to your device in the Gregorian, Hijri and Rumi calendars together with the weekday; the table lists the same day in more than 15 calendars.
What is today’s Hijri date?
The “Hijri” box at the top shows today’s Hijri date in the Umm al-Qura calendar. Because Islamic months depend on moon sighting, the date announced in your country may differ by one day.
How do I convert a Gregorian date to Hijri?
Choose Gregorian in “From calendar”, enter the year, month and day and press “Show in all calendars”. To convert the other way, choose Hijri and enter the Hijri date.
How do I find my birthday in other calendars?
Enter your birth date and tick “This is a birth date”. Besides its equivalent in every calendar you get your age, days lived and your next Hijri birthday.
How accurate are the conversions?
Gregorian, Hijri, Persian, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese and other calendars use your browser’s international Unicode (ICU) calendar data; Rumi, Julian, Maya and Turkic calendars use known astronomical and historical rules. For religious dates, follow official announcements.