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Baha’i Calendar
You can find a great interactive multi-year Baha’i calendar at bahai.org!
The Baha’i calendar (also called the Badi calendar, meaning wondrous or unique) is a solar calendar composed of 19 months of 19 days each, plus an extra period of four or five intercalary days, known as Ayyam-i-Ha. The Baha’i year begins on the day of the vernal equinox in Tehran (Iran), which usually falls around March 20th or March 21st. The inception of the Baha’i calendar was on 21 March 1844 CE, the year during which the Bab declared His mission and the Baha’i Faith began. Years are counted with the date notation of BE (Baha’i Era). The year 181 BE will begin on 20 March 2024, but because the Baha’i day begins and ends at sunset, this will be celebrated from sunset on March 19th.
| 2024 / 2025 | 181 BE | Baha’i Dates |
|---|---|---|
| March 20 | Baha 1 | Feast of Baha / Splendour |
| March 20 | Baha 1 | Naw-Ruz (Explore our Collection) |
| April 8 | Jalal 1 | Feast of Jalal / Glory |
| April 20 | Jalal 13 | First Day of Ridvan (Explore our Collection) |
| April 27 | Jamal 1 | Feast of Jamal / Beauty |
| April 28 | Jamal 2 | Ninth Day of Ridvan (Explore our Collection) |
| May 1 | Jamal 5 | Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Explore our Collection) |
| May 16 | Azamat 1 | Feast of Azamat / Grandeur |
| May 23 | Azamat 8 | Declaration of the Bab (Explore our Collection) |
| May 28 | Azamat 13 | Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Explore our Collection) |
| June 4 | Nur 1 | Feast of Nur / Light |
| June 23 | Rahmat 1 | Feast of Rahmat / Mercy |
| July 9 | Rahmat 17 | Martyrdom of the Bab (Explore our Collection) |
| July 12 | Kalimat 1 | Feast of Kalimat / Words |
| July 31 | Kamal 1 | Feast of Kamal / Perfection |
| August 19 | Asma 1 | Feast of Asma / Names |
| September 7 | Izzat 1 | Feast of Izzat / Might |
| September 26 | Mashiyyat 1 | Feast of Mashiyyat / Will |
| October 15 | Ilm 1 | Feast of Ilm / Knowledge |
| November 2 | Ilm 19 | The Birth of the Bab (Explore our Collection) |
| November 3 | Qudrat 1 | The Birth of Baha’u’llah (Explore our Collection) |
| November 3 | Qudrat 1 | Feast of Qudrat / Power |
| November 22 | Qawl 1 | Feast of Qawl / Speech |
| November 25 | Qawl 4 | Day of the Covenant (Explore our Collection) |
| November 27 | Qawl 6 | Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Explore our Collection) |
| December 11 | Masa’il 1 | Feast of Masa’il / Questions |
| December 30 | Sharaf 1 | Feast of Sharaf / Honour |
| January 18 | Sultan 1 | Feast of Sultan / Sovereignty |
| February 6 | Mulk 1 | Feast of Mulk / Dominion |
| February 25 – 28 | Ayyam-i-Ha | Intercalary Days / Ayyam-i-Ha (Explore our Collection) |
| March 1 | Ala 1 | Feast of Ala / Loftiness |
| March 1-19 | Ala 1-19 | The Baha’i Fast (Explore our Collection) |
The Baha’i day ends, and a new one begins at sunset; consequently, the day on which a Nineteen Day Feast or Holy Day is observed begins at the sunset of the day before the Gregorian calendar dates given above.
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