Jumada Al Thani also known as Jumada al-Akhirah is the sixth month of the Islamic calendar and it is the month which comes after Jumada Al Awwal. Jumada Al Thani 2023 starts from 14 December to 12 January 2024. The origin of the name is theorized by some as from the word jamād ( جماد) meaning "arid, dry, or rainless" - denoting the dry and parched land, hence the dry months. Jumādā (جُمَادَىٰ) may also be related to a verb meaning "to freeze" and another account relates that water would freeze during this time of year.
The Islamic calendar is lunar and months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. The Islamic calendar year has 354 or 355 days in a year, which is 11 to 12 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar based on the earth's revolution around the sun.