Persian Date Today
As of Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM, today's Persian (Jalali / Solar Hijri) date is:
Today's Persian (Jalali / Solar Hijri) date — full detail
- Date
- 13 Aban 1405
- Persian
- ۱۳ آبان ۱۴۰۵
- Short form
- 1405/8/13
- Month
- Aban
- Year
- 1405 SH / AHS (Anno Hegirae Solaris)
- Weekday
- Chaharshanbeh · چهارشنبه
- Gregorian
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Why today matters
Today is in Aban, named after the yazata of water. The 10th of Aban (Abangan) is a Zoroastrian feast of waters, and many Iranian regions celebrate the rains that traditionally begin in this month.
Aban brings the rains — and with them, the fields' second breath. — Iranian saying
How we compute this
Persian (Jalali / Solar Hijri) is a solar hijri calendar. Each year contains 365 or 366 days (highly accurate solar tracking), with each month averaging 31 days (months 1–6), 30 days (months 7–11), 29 or 30 (month 12). Years are counted from 21 March 622 CE — the spring equinox of the hijrah year (era: SH / AHS (Anno Hegirae Solaris)).
The Solar Hijri calendar is considered one of the most astronomically accurate calendars in regular use today, with an error of about one day in over 110,000 years. Adopted in its modern form in 1925 under Reza Shah, it draws on much older Persian solar traditions and was significantly reformed by Omar Khayyam in the 11th century under Sultan Jalal al-Din Malik Shah — which is why the Persian calendar is also called "Jalali". The year begins on Nowruz, the spring equinox.
Used by: ≈110 million people. Regions: Iran (official), Afghanistan, Tajik communities.