Parsi calendar today: roj and mah in all three calendars
This Parsi calendar converter shows today’s roj (day) and mah (month) in the three Zoroastrian calendars used by Parsis and Iranis: Shahenshahi, followed by most Parsis in India, Kadmi, one month ahead, and Fasli, which keeps Navroz on 21 March. Pick any Gregorian date, or enter a roj, mah and Yazdegardi year to find the Gregorian date.
Below the converter is the year’s list of new years and jashans: Shahenshahi and Kadmi Navroz and Pateti, Khordad Saal, the Muktad (Farvardegan) days, Zarthost no Diso, Avan, Adar and Meher jashans, and Jamshedi Navroz. For the Iranian civil calendar see the Persian calendar converter.
How to use the Parsi (Zoroastrian) Calendar Converter
- Pick a Gregorian date, or press Today; the table shows the roj, mah and year in each calendar.
- To go the other way, choose the calendar under Convert from, then the Roj, Mah and Year.
- Choose mah 13 for the five Gatha days at the end of the year.
- Scroll the list of new years and jashans for the Gregorian year shown, and press Copy to share the dates.
Parsi (Zoroastrian) Calendar Converter features
Three calendars at once
Shahenshahi, Kadmi and Fasli side by side for every date.
Both directions
Gregorian to roj and mah, and roj, mah and year to Gregorian.
Navroz and jashans
New years, Pateti, Khordad Saal, Muktad and the jashans of the year in each calendar.
Gatha and leap days
The five Gatha days, and the Fasli leap day Avardad-sal-Gah.
How the Zoroastrian calendars work
Each of the twelve months has 30 days, and each day carries the name of a divine being (yazata) — Hormazd, Bahman, Ardibehesht and so on — so a day is known by its roj and mah, such as Roj Khordad, Mah Fravardin (Khordad Saal). When a roj and mah share a name, the day is a jashan: Avan roj of Avan mah, Adar roj of Adar mah. The 360 named days are followed by the five Gatha days, the last of which is Pateti, the eve of Navroz.
The Shahenshahi and Kadmi years have exactly 365 days with no leap day, so their Navroz moves one day earlier every four years: Shahenshahi Navroz is on 15 August from 2025 to 2027 and on 14 August in 2028. Kadmi Navroz is 30 days earlier. The Fasli calendar adds a sixth Gatha day in leap years and so always begins on 21 March, the day many Parsis also keep as Jamshedi Navroz. Years are counted from the accession of Yazdegerd III in 632 CE; 1396 Y.Z. began in 2026.
| Calendar | New year 2026 | Followed by |
|---|---|---|
| Shahenshahi | 15 August 2026 | Most Parsis in India |
| Kadmi | 16 July 2026 | Some Parsi and Irani families |
| Fasli | 21 March 2026 | Iranian Zoroastrians and some Parsis |
The names of the roj, mah and Gatha days
The thirty roj, in order: Hormazd, Bahman, Ardibehesht, Shehrevar, Aspandad, Khordad, Amardad, Dae-pa-Adar, Adar, Avan, Khorshed, Mohor, Tir, Gosh, Dae-pa-Meher, Meher, Srosh, Rashne, Fravardin, Behram, Ram, Govad, Dae-pa-Din, Din, Ashishvangh, Ashtad, Asman, Zamyad, Mareshpand and Aneran. The twelve mah are Fravardin, Ardibehesht, Khordad, Tir, Amardad, Shehrevar, Meher, Avan, Adar, Dae, Bahman and Aspandard.
The five Gatha days, named after the five Gathas of Zarathushtra, are Ahunavad, Ushtavad, Spentomad, Vohukhshathra and Vahishtoisht; the last is Pateti, a day of reflection before Navroz. The ten days ending with the Gathas are the Muktad or Farvardegan days, when the fravashis of the departed are remembered. Spellings vary between communities (Mohor or Mah, Aspandard or Spendarmad); the meaning is the same.
Parsi (Zoroastrian) Calendar Converter FAQ
What is the Parsi roj today?
Press Today: the table gives today’s roj and mah in the Shahenshahi, Kadmi and Fasli calendars.
When is Parsi New Year 2026?
Shahenshahi Navroz is Saturday 15 August 2026, with Pateti on 14 August; Kadmi Navroz is 16 July 2026.
Why does Parsi New Year fall in August?
The Shahenshahi year has no leap day, so over the centuries its Navroz has moved from spring into August.
What year is it in the Parsi calendar?
From Shahenshahi Navroz on 15 August 2026 it is 1396 Y.Z.; Fasli 1396 began on 21 March 2026.
When does the roj change?
In Parsi religious practice the day begins at sunrise. The converter gives the roj for the civil date, so before dawn the previous roj still applies.