Eid al-Ghadir
Shia calendar authorities place Eid al-Ghadir on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah; Gregorian dates are resolved from the applicable lunar-calendar/moon-sighting authority for the target community and year.
Date and recurrence
18 Dhu al-Hijjah; Gregorian date varies by lunar-calendar authority/community (4 June in the cited 1447 AH/2026 IMAM-US calendar)
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Shia Islam / commemoration on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah; local Gregorian date can vary with lunar-calendar determination. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Eid-e-Ghadir, Eid Ghadir
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- IMAM-US — Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 crescent/calendar noticeReligious Calendar Authority
- Fatemi Zahra Islamic Center — Eid al-Ghadir calendarReligious Community Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is Eid al-Ghadir?
18 Dhu al-Hijjah; Gregorian date varies by lunar-calendar authority/community (4 June in the cited 1447 AH/2026 IMAM-US calendar) The stored recurrence guidance is: 18 Dhu al-Hijjah; resolve the corresponding Gregorian date from the target community’s authoritative Hijri calendar/moon-sighting determination.
Does Eid al-Ghadir fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Eid al-Ghadir an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Shia Islam / commemoration on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah; local Gregorian date can vary with lunar-calendar determination. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Eid al-Ghadir?
The stored designation basis is: Shia calendar authorities place Eid al-Ghadir on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah; Gregorian dates are resolved from the applicable lunar-calendar/moon-sighting authority for the target community and year.. Supporting provenance includes IMAM-US — Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 crescent/calendar notice. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Eid al-Ghadir international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Shia Islam / commemoration on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah; local Gregorian date can vary with lunar-calendar determination. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.