- Calendars
- The more important calendars of the world are:Iranian:Month DaysFavardin 31Ordibehesht 31Khordad 31Tir 31Mordad 31Sharivar 31Mehr 30Aban 30Azar 30Dey 30Bahman 30Esfand 28 or 29Months begin about the 21st of the corresponding Gregorian month.Ethiopian:Month DaysMaskerem 30Tikimit 30Hidar 30Tahsas 30Tir 30Yekatit 30Megabit 30Miazia 30Guenbot 30Sene 30Hamle 30Nahassie 30+5 or 6Months begin on the 11th of the corresponding Gregorian month.GregorianMonths DaysJanuary 31February 28 or 29March 31April 30May 31June 30July 31August 31September 30October 31November 30December 31HinduMonths DaysCaitra 30Vaisakha 31Jyaistha 31Asadha 31Sravana 31Bhadrapada 31Asvina 30Karttika 30Margasirsa 30Pausa 30Magha 30Phalguna 30Months begin about the 22nd of the corresponding Gregorian month.JewishMonths DaysTishri 30Cheshvan 29 or 30Kislev 29 or 30Tebet 29Shebat 30Adar 29Nisan 30Iyyar 29Sivan 30Tammuz 29Ab 30Elul 29Note: The date of the new year varies, but normally falls in the second half of September in the Gregorian calendar; the general calendar position is maintained by adding, in some years, an extra period of 29 days, Adar Sheni, following the month of AdarMuslim calendar. Muslims use a lunar calendar which begins 10 or 11 days earlier each year in terms of the Gregorian. The months do not, however, have a fixed number of days. The priesthood declares the official start of each month. The names of the months are as follows.MuharramSafarRabia IRabia IIJumada IJumada IIRajabShaabanRamadanShawwalDhu al-KadahDhu al-HijjahIn each 30 years, 19 years have 354 days (are "common") and 11 have 355 days (are "intercalary").Muslim years begin on the following dates of the Gregorian calendar. The dates for 1993-96 are approximate.1411 July 24th 19901412 July 13th 19911413 July 2nd 19921414 June 20th 19931415 June 9th 19941416 May 30th 19951417 May 18th 1996
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