Afghan Calendar 1403 (2024–2025)
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About the year 1403
1403 is a year of the Afghan Solar Hijri (Shamsi) calendar, the official calendar of Afghanistan. It begins with Nowruz on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 and ends on Thursday, 20 March 2025, 366 days in total (a leap year). Below are all twelve months with their Gregorian dates, and the main holidays of 1403.
Months of 1403
| Month | Days | Gregorian dates |
|---|---|---|
| Hamal 1403 | 31 | 20 March 2024 – 19 April 2024 |
| Sawr 1403 | 31 | 20 April 2024 – 20 May 2024 |
| Jawza 1403 | 31 | 21 May 2024 – 20 June 2024 |
| Saratan 1403 | 31 | 21 June 2024 – 21 July 2024 |
| Asad 1403 | 31 | 22 July 2024 – 21 August 2024 |
| Sunbula 1403 | 31 | 22 August 2024 – 21 September 2024 |
| Mizan 1403 | 30 | 22 September 2024 – 21 October 2024 |
| Aqrab 1403 | 30 | 22 October 2024 – 20 November 2024 |
| Qaws 1403 | 30 | 21 November 2024 – 20 December 2024 |
| Jadi 1403 | 30 | 21 December 2024 – 19 January 2025 |
| Dalwa 1403 | 30 | 20 January 2025 – 18 February 2025 |
| Hut 1403 | 30 | 19 February 2025 – 20 March 2025 |
Holidays and important dates in 1403
- 1 Hamal (Wednesday, 20 March 2024): Nowruz, the Afghan New Year (1 Hamal)
- 18 Hamal (Saturday, 6 April 2024): Laylat al-Qadr (27 Ramadan, traditionally)
- 22 Hamal (Wednesday, 10 April 2024): Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal)
- 26 Jawza (Saturday, 15 June 2024): Day of Arafah (9 Dhu al-Hijjah)
- 27 Jawza (Sunday, 16 June 2024): Eid al-Adha (10 Dhu al-Hijjah)
- 17 Saratan (Sunday, 7 July 2024): Islamic New Year (1 Muharram)
- 26 Saratan (Tuesday, 16 July 2024): Ashura (10 Muharram)
- 28 Asad (Sunday, 18 August 2024): Afghanistan Independence Day (28 Asad, 1919)
- 25 Sunbula (Sunday, 15 September 2024): Mawlid an-Nabi (12 Rabi al-Awwal)
- 11 Hut (Saturday, 1 March 2025): First day of Ramadan
Islamic dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and can differ by a day in Afghanistan, depending on moon sighting.
Questions about 1403
- When does the Afghan year 1403 start and end?
- The Shamsi year 1403 starts with Nowruz on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 (1 Hamal) and ends on Thursday, 20 March 2025 (30 Hut).
- How many days are in the year 1403?
- 1403 has 366 days, so it is a leap year and Hut has 30 days. The first six months have 31 days and months seven to eleven have 30.
- When is Eid in 1403?
- Eid al-Fitr falls on 22 Hamal 1403 (10 April 2024); Eid al-Adha falls on 27 Jawza 1403 (16 June 2024). Dates can differ by a day depending on moon sighting.