Waqt

Calendar

The Afghan calendar month by month, with Shamsi, Qamari and Gregorian dates, sunrise and sunset, the Qamari months and the Eids, and the whole year to print.

Calendar

The Afghan calendar month by month, with Shamsi, Qamari and Gregorian dates, sunrise and sunset, the Qamari months and the Eids, and the whole year to print.

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More to know

The Afghan solar month names and their meanings Hamal to Hut in Dari, Wray to Kab in Pashto: each month carries the name of a sign of the zodiac. Nowruz and the start of the Shamsi year The Shamsi year begins on 1 Hamal, at the March equinox; in Afghanistan Nowruz is marked as a one-day celebration. Why does Eid sometimes differ from the calendar by a day? A Qamari month begins when the new crescent is seen, so the day of Eid is known only the evening before. Afghanistan's three calendars Hijri Shamsi, Hijri Qamari and Gregorian: what each one counts, and where each is used. Long and short days, and Afghanistan's four seasons Why Kabul's longest day lasts nearly 14 and a half hours and its shortest less than 10, and why the sun rises 28 minutes later in Herat.