Arba'een in The Gregorian Calendar
While Arba'een is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year due to differences between the two calendars, since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar. Furthermore, the method used to determine when each Islamic month begins varies from country to country (see Islamic calendar).
- 2005: March 31
- 2006: March 21
- 2007: March 10
- 2008: February 28
- 2009: February 15
- 2010: February 5
- 2011: January 25
- 2012: January 14
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