4.4. When will the Islamic calendar overtake the Gregorian calendar?
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This article is from the Calendars FAQ, by Claus Tondering claus@tondering.dk with numerous contributions by others.
4.4. When will the Islamic calendar overtake the Gregorian calendar?
As the year in the Islamic calendar is about 11 days shorter than the
year in the Christian calendar, the Islamic years are slowly gaining
in on the Christian years. But it will be many years before the two
coincide. The 1st day of the 5th month of AD 20874 in the Gregorian
calendar will also be (approximately) the 1st day of the 5th month of
AH 20874 of the Islamic calendar.
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