Convert dates between the Afghan Shamsi (Solar Hijri) calendar and the Gregorian calendar with this Afghan Calendar Converter. Enter a Gregorian date (year, month, day) or an Afghan Shamsi date to get the equivalent date in the other system — including the Afghan month name, day of week, and converted year.
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The Afghan Shamsi calendar (also called the Solar Hijri or Afghan solar calendar) is the official calendar of Afghanistan. It is a solar calendar that begins on Nowruz (the spring equinox, around March 21) and consists of 12 months. The year count starts from the Hijra (622 CE), making the Afghan year approximately 621–622 years behind the Gregorian year.
The 12 Afghan Shamsi months are: Hamal, Sawr, Jawza, Saratan, Asad, Sunbula, Mizan, Aqrab, Qaws, Jadi, Dalw, and Hut. The first six months have 31 days each, the next five have 30 days, and the last month (Hut) has 29 days in a regular year and 30 in a leap year.
Select 'Gregorian → Afghan Shamsi' as the conversion direction, then enter your Gregorian year, month, and day. The converter will calculate and display the equivalent Afghan Shamsi year, month name, and day, along with the day of the week.
The Afghan Shamsi year is approximately 621 to 622 years behind the Gregorian calendar. For example, Gregorian year 2024 corresponds roughly to Afghan Shamsi year 1402–1403, depending on the time of year (the Afghan new year starts around March 21).
Leap years in the Afghan Shamsi calendar follow a 2820-year grand cycle. A year is a leap year if, when divided by the cycle's sub-periods, the remainder satisfies specific conditions. In practice, Afghan leap years fall roughly every 4 years (with occasional 5-year gaps), similar to the Gregorian calendar. In a leap year, the last month (Hut) has 30 days instead of 29.
They are very similar and share the same astronomical basis and year count, but the month names differ. Iran uses Persian month names (Farvardin, Ordibehesht, etc.), while Afghanistan uses Dari/Pashto month names based on the zodiac signs (Hamal, Sawr, Jawza, etc.). The date numbers are almost always identical.
As of early 2024 (Gregorian), it is the year 1402–1403 in the Afghan Shamsi calendar. The Afghan new year (Nowruz) begins around March 21, so dates before March 21 fall in Afghan year 1402, and dates from March 21 onward fall in Afghan year 1403.
Yes. This converter supports a wide range of years and uses the standard algorithmic conversion based on the Solar Hijri epoch. It works reliably for historical and future dates within the supported range (year 1 to 9999 in either calendar system).