Esfand | |
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Native name | اسفند ( Persian) |
Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
Month number | 12 |
Number of days | 29 (Common Years) or 30 (Leap Years) |
Season | Winter |
Gregorian equivalent | February-March |
Esfand ( Persian: اسفند, Persian pronunciation: [esˈfænd] [1]) is the twelfth and final month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Esfand has twenty-nine days [1] normally, and thirty during leap years. [2] It begins in February and ends in March of the Gregorian calendar[ citation needed]. The Afghan Persian name is Hūt; in Pashto it is Kab.
Esfand is the third and last month of the winter season (Zemestan), and is followed by Farvardin. [1]