The month of Moharram is called as Ul-Harram because it is one of the four months (of the Lunar Calendar) in which it is harram (forbidden) to set into wars, attacks or quarrels among the Arabs. The other months are Rajab (7th month), ZulQueda (11th month), and Zulhejjah (12th month).
It depends on which country you talk about. If in Western countries and USA then it is January. If in an Islamic country, then it is called Moharram.
In US and UK its 19th January 2008 and in India and Pakistan its 20th January 2008 According to Shi'a Isma'ili Faatemi sect, the date of Moharram - Aashura Mubaarak in India is 17th of January 2008.
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar.
These are the Months of Islam in order:MuharramSafarRabi' Al AwwalJamaada AL UlaRajabSha'baanRamadanShawalDhu AL Qa'dahDhu Al Hijjah
Yes. It is the third month of Islamic calendar.
As of today, the desi date in Pakistan is 3rd Safar 1445 AH according to the Islamic lunar calendar. The Islamic calendar is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar, so the corresponding Gregorian date will vary each year. The current month, Safar, is the second month in the Islamic calendar.
According to the English calendar the 11th month of the year is called November but according to the Islamic calendar the 11th month is called Zikad and today is 23rd of Zikad.
It became year one in the Islamic calendar
To see the Islamic calendar for 1976 simply go to http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1976.
12th of February 2012 will be 19th Rabi' al-Awwal 1433 in the Islamic calendar. However it should be noted that the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the exact dates will change year to year.
Today is 13 January 2013 that is the first of the 3rd month of the Islamic Hijra calendar called Rabii Awwal.
The date of November 24th in 1976 on the Islamic calendar was a Wednesday.