Significant Dates in the Baha’i Calendar 175B.E. (2018-19)
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.
The first year is dated from 21 March 1844 CE, the year during which the Báb proclaimed his religion. Years are annotated with the date notation of BE (Bahá’í Era),
The year 175 BE started at the moment of the vernal equinox in March 2018, meaning that it falls on 21 March 2018.
Month | Gregorian Month | Bahá’í Month | Arabic Script | Baha’i Dates |
19 | 1-Mar-17 | 1 ‘Alá’/Loftiness | علاء | Feast |
1,19-Mar | 1–19th ‘Alá’ | Month of Fasting | ||
1 | 20-Mar | 1 Bahá/Splendor | بهاء | Feast |
2 | 8-Apr | 1 Jalál/Glory | جلال | Feast |
20-Apr | 13th Jalál | First Day of Riḍván | ||
3 | 27-Apr | 1 Jamál/Beauty | جمال | Feast |
28-Apr | 2nd Jamál | Ninth Day of Riḍván | ||
1-May | 5th Jamál | Twelfth Day of Riḍván | ||
4 | 16-May | 1 ‘Azamat/Grandeur | عظمة | Feast |
23-May | 8th ‘Azamat | Declaration of the Báb | ||
28-May | 13th ‘Azamat | Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | ||
5 | 4-Jun | 1 Núr/Light | نور | Feast |
6 | 23-Jun | 1 Rahmat/Mercy | رحمة | Feast |
9-Jul | 17th Raḥmat | Martyrdom of the Báb | ||
7 | 12-Jul | 1 Kalimát/Words | كلمات | Feast |
8 | 31-Jul | 1 Kamál/Perfection | كمال | Feast |
9 | 19-Aug | 1 Asmá’/Names | اسماء | Feast |
10 | 7-Sep | 1 ‘Izzat/Might | عزة | Feast |
11 | 26-Sep | 1 Mashíyyat/Will | مشية | Feast |
12 | 15-Oct | 1 ‘Ilm/Knowledge | علم | Feast |
21, 22-Oct | 7, 8th ‘Ilm | The Birth of the Báb and The Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | ||
13 | 3-Nov | 1 Qudrat/Power | قدرة | Feast |
14 | 22-Nov | 1 Qawl/Speech | قول | Feast |
25-Nov | 4th Qawl | Day of the Covenant | ||
27-Nov | 6th Qawl | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | ||
15 | 11-Dec | 1 Masá’il/Questions | مسائل | Feast |
16 | 30-Dec | 1 Sharaf/Honor | شرف | Feast |
17 | 18-Jan-18 | 1 Sultán/Sovereignty | سلطان | Feast |
18 | 6-Feb | 1 Mulk/Dominion | ملك | Feast |
25-Feb/1-Mar | 8-12th Sultán | Ayyám-i-Há | ||
End of Year 174B.E. |