Persian Date Today
As of Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM, today's Persian (Jalali / Solar Hijri) date is:
Today's Persian (Jalali / Solar Hijri) date — full detail
- Date
- 29 Ordibehesht 1405
- Persian
- ۲۹ اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۵
- Short form
- 1405/2/29
- Month
- Ordibehesht
- Year
- 1405 SH / AHS (Anno Hegirae Solaris)
- Weekday
- Seshanbeh · سهشنبه
- Gregorian
- Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Why today matters
Today is in Ordibehesht, named after the Zoroastrian angel Asha Vahishta ("best truth" or "best order"), guardian of fire and harmony. This is the month of long, mild days and the final wave of spring blooms before summer's heat arrives.
Ordibehesht is the month in which the earth puts on her wedding clothes. — Persian proverb
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.