Esfand

Esfand
Native name
CalendarSolar Hijri calendar
Month number12
Number of days29 (Common Years) or 30 (Leap Years)
SeasonWinter
Gregorian equivalentFebruary–March
← Bahman
Farvardin →
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Solar Hijri calendar: Cover of Najm al-Dawlah Isfahani's Persian Almanac.

Esfand (Persian: اسفند, Persian pronunciation: [esˈfænd]) is the twelfth and final month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. Esfand has twenty-nine days normally, and thirty during leap years. It begins in February and ends in March of the Gregorian calendar. Esfand corresponds to the zodiac sign of Pisces.

Esfand is the third and last month of the winter season (Zemestan), and is followed by Farvardin.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Months and Seasons - Persian Vocabulary". 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ Heydari-Malayeri, M. (December 11, 2006). "A concise review of the Iranian calendar". Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Esfand Month in Persian Calendar". PersianCalendar.online.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)