About Shaban
Shaban (شَعْبَان) is the eighth month of the Hijri calendar. Its name means “Scattered / dispersed.” The eighth month, immediately before Ramadan. Mid-Shaban is observed by some communities.
Like every Hijri month it has 29 or 30 days, determined in the Umm al-Qura calendar by the official tables and in the tabular calendar by a fixed arithmetic rule. Because the lunar month depends on the sighting of the new crescent, the exact first day can differ by a day from the calculated date.
Dates in Shaban
- Mid-Shaban — 15 Shaban. The night of 15 Shaban, observed by some communities ahead of Ramadan.