Ashura in Australia

When Is Ashura 2021?

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Quick Facts

This year:	Wed, Aug 18, 2021
Next year:	Mon, Aug 8, 2022 (Tentative Date)
Last year:	Sun, Aug 30, 2020
Type:	Muslim

List of dates for other years

Australia holidays 2021

Australia holidays 2022

Is Ashura a Public Holiday?

Ashura is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours.

Ashura Observances

Note: Regional customs or Moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays, which begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday. The Islamic calendar is lunar and the days begin at sunset, so there may be one-day error depending on when the Crescent Moon is first seen.

Year	Weekday	Date	Name	Holiday Type
2016	Wed	Oct 12	Ashura	Muslim
2017	Sun	Oct 1	Ashura	Muslim
2018	Fri	Sep 21	Ashura	Muslim
2019	Tue	Sep 10	Ashura	Muslim
2020	Sun	Aug 30	Ashura	Muslim
2021	Wed	Aug 18	Ashura	Muslim
2022	Mon	Aug 8	Ashura (Tentative Date)	Muslim
2023	Fri	Jul 28	Ashura (Tentative Date)	Muslim
2024	Wed	Jul 17	Ashura (Tentative Date)	Muslim
2025	Sun	Jul 6	Ashura (Tentative Date)	Muslim
2026	Fri	Jun 26	Ashura (Tentative Date)	Muslim

While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.

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Other Names and Languages

English	Ashura
German	Aschura

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