The timing of the festival will vary for the Shia faith and the Sunni faith, within the broad muslim faith. Here we are giving the time and date of Milad Un Nabi from year 2011, 2012 and 2013. Please note that these are not confirmed dates, but only an approximation. Confirmation can happen only after sighting of the moon from the first of the month.

Mawlid falls in the month of Rabi' al-awwal in the Islamic calendar. Shias observe the event on the 17th of the month, coinciding with the birth date of their sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, while Sunnis observe it on the 12th of the month.

Approximate dates for Mawlid