The Bahá'í Calendar
The Bahá’í Faith has its own calendar, the Badi’ Calendar, which was standardized and adopted globally for Bahá’í observances in 2015. The Badí’ Calendar is a solar calendar consisting of 19 months of 19 days each (361 days), with the addition of either four or five “Intercalary Days” to adjust the calendar to the solar year. The days and months are named after the attributes of God.
The Nineteen Day Feast, the primary community gathering for Bahá’ís in each town and city, is held on the first day of each Bahá’í month.
The adoption of a new calendar in each religious era is a symbol of the power of divine revelation to reshape human perception of material, social, and spiritual reality. Through it, sacred moments are distinguished, humanity’s place in time and space reimagined, and the rhythm of life recast.
The Bahá’í calendar consists of nineteen months with nineteen days in each month. There are 361 days in a Bahá’í calendar year and four to five intercalary days.
Bahá’ís commemorate 11 holy days each year. These occasions are usually observed with community gatherings in large or small settings, with programmes befitting the significance of the day.
Bahá’í Months (182 B.E.)
Bahá (Splendour)
Jalál (Glory)
Jamál (Beauty)
‘Azamat (Grandeur)
Núr (Light)
Raḥmat (Mercy)
Kalimát (Words)
Kamál (Perfection)
Asmá’ (Names)
‘Izzat (Might)
Mashíyyat (Will)
‘Ilm (Knowledge)
Qudrat (Power)
Qawl (Speech)
Masá’il (Questions)
Sharaf (Honour)
Sulṭán (Sovereignty)
Mulk (Dominion)
Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days)
‘Alá’ (Loftiness)”
Corresponding Dates
March 21, 2026
April 9, 2026
April 28, 2026
May 17, 2026
June 5, 2026
June 24, 2026
July 13, 2026
August 1, 2026
August 20, 2026
September 8, 2026
September 27, 2026
October 16, 2026
November 4, 2026
November 23, 2026
December 12, 2026
December 30, 2026
January 19, 2027
February 7, 2027
February 25 - March 1 2027
March 2, 2027
Holy Days
Holy Days and Significant dates 2026/27 (183 B.E)
21 March 2026 - Naw Rúz (1 Bahá)
The Bahá’í New Year.
21 April 2026 - First Day of Ridván (13 Jalál 4pm)
Ridván means 'Paradise' in Arabic. It is the most important of the Bahá’í holy days. It is the day on which Bahá’u’lláh declared His mission as a Manifestation of God.
29 April 2026 - Ninth Day of Ridván (2 Jamál)
The day on which Bahá’u’lláh’s family joined Him in the Garden of Ridván.
2 May 2026 - Twelfth Day of Ridván (5 Jamál)
The day on which Bahá’u’lláh and His family left the garden to travel to Constantinople.
24 May 2026 - Declaration of the Báb (8 ‘Aẓamat, about 2 hours after sunset on 23 May)
Commemorated at about two hours after sunset on 23 May.
The anniversary of the Báb’s announcement of His mission in 1844.
29 May 2026 - Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (13 ‘Aẓamat, 4am)
Marking the passing of Bahá’u’lláh in 1892.
10 July 2026 - Martyrdom of the Báb (17 Raḥmat, about 1pm)
Marking The Báb's execution in 1850.
10 November 2026 - Birth of the Báb (7 Qudrat)
11 November 2026 - Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (8 Qudrat)
The Bahá’í Holy Days are set according to a solar calendar commencing with the Spring Equinox. However the Holy Days marking the birth days of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh are set according to a lunar calculation.
26 November 2026 - Day of the Covenant (4 Qawl) *
Commemorating Bahá’u’lláh’s appointment of His son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, as the One to whom His followers should turn after His passing.
28 November 2026 - Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (6 Qawl, 1am)*
Commemorating the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1921.
*Bahá’ís suspend work on all but the last two of these holy days.
2027 (183 B.E.)
25 February - 1 March - Ayyám-i-Há
Also known as the Intercalary Days, Ayyám-i-Há is a period of celebration devoted to charity, gift-giving and festivities prior to the annual period of fasting.
01-19 March - The Month of Fasting
The fasting month begins after Ayyám-i-Há, at sunset on 1 March 2026, and ends at Naw-Rúz 183 B.E. (sunset on 20 March 2026)
During this month, Bahá’ís from the age of 15 abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset.