Rabi' al-Thani


Rabi' al-Thani also known as Rabi' al-Akhir, is the fourth month in the Islamic calendar.
In the Ottoman Empire days, the name of this month in Ottoman Turkish was Rèbi' ul-aher, with the Turkish abbreviation Rè, or Reb.-ul-Akh. in western European languages. In modern Turkish it is Rebiülahir or Rebiülsani.

Timing

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the tropical year, Rabī' al-Thānī migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start and end dates for Rabī' al-Thānī are as follows :
AHFirst day Last day
143919 December 201717 January 2018
14408 December 20186 January 2019
144128 November 201926 December 2019
144216 November 202015 December 2020
14436 November 20214 December 2021
144426 October 202224 November 2022

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