Calendar

The Bahá'í Calendar

Normally, Bahá’ís all over the world use the calendar most common to the society in which they live. The Bahá’ís of Marin County do this as well. Here, we show Bahá’í activities on the Gregorian version of the Christian calendar – the “normal” calendar for our area. However, every religion has its own calendar: the Jewish calendar, for example. And the Bahá’í Faith has its own calendar as well.

The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar (badí‘ means wondrous or unique), is a solar calendar with years composed of 19 months of 19 days each (361 days) plus an extra period of "Intercalary Days". Years begin at Naw-Rúz, on the vernal equinox, coinciding with March 20 or 21, and the days begin at sunset, as do Jewish “days.”

If you are curious about the Bahá’í calendar, you can read more about it on Wikipedia.

Holy Days & Feast Dates for 180 B.E.

Holy Days on which work is suspended:

Naw-Rúz - March 21, 2023 (1 Bahá)
First Day of Riḍván - April 21, 2023 (13 Jalál), at about 4 p.m.
Ninth Day of Riḍván - April 29, 2023 (2 Jamál)
Twelfth Day of Riḍván- May 2, 2023 (5 Jamál)
Declaration of the Báb - May 24, 2023 (8 ‘Aẓamat), which is commemorated at about two hours after sunset on May 23
Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh - May 29, 2023 (13 ‘Aẓamat), at 4 a.m.
Martyrdom of the Báb - July 10, 2023 (17 Raḥmat), at about 1 p.m.
Birth of the Báb - October 16, 2023 (1 ‘Ilm)
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh - October 17, 2023 (2 ‘Ilm)

Holy Days on which work is not suspended:

Day of the Covenant - November 26, 2022 (4 Qawl)
Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá - November 28, 2022 (6 Qawl), at 1 a.m.

The commemoration times listed above should be observed, if feasible. Where no times are specified, the believers are free to gather at any time during the day that they find convenient.

The Feast days, ideally celebrated on the first day of the month, correspond with the following dates:

Bahá (Splendor) - March 21, 2023
Jalál (Glory) - April 9, 2023
Jamál (Beauty) - April 28, 2023
Aẓamat (Grandeur) - May 17, 2023
Núr (Light) - June 5, 2023
Raḥmat (Mercy) - June 24, 2023
Kalimát (Words) - July 13, 2023
Kamál (Perfection) - August 1, 2023
Asmá’ (Names) - August 20, 2023
‘Izzat (Might) - September 8, 2023
Mashíyyat (Will) - September 27, 2023
‘Ilm (Knowledge) - October 16, 2023
Qudrat (Power) - November 4, 2023
Qawl (Speech) - November 23, 2023
Masá’il (Questions) - December 12, 2023
Sharaf (Honor) - December 29, 2023
Sulṭán (Sovereignty) - January 19, 2024
Mulk (Dominion) - February 7, 2024
Ayyám-i-Há - February 26 – 29, 2024 ‘
Alá’ (Loftiness) - March 1, 2024

The Bahá’í day runs from sunset till sunset. Thus, every day listed above begins from the time of sunset on the evening prior to the Gregorian date that is stated.

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