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Afghan Calendar to Gregorian Converter

Convert Afghan Shamsi (Solar Hijri) dates to Gregorian (Miladi) and back — instant, accurate, free. Uses Afghan month names Hamal to Hut.

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Afghan Calendar to Gregorian Date Converter

ال Afghan calendar — also called the Shamsi, Solar Hijri، أو Hijri Shamsi calendar — is the official calendar of Afghanistan. It is a solar calendar that begins on Nowruz (the spring equinox, around 21 March) and counts years from the Hijra of the Prophet Muhammad. Its twelve months use Afghan (Dari) names: Hamal, Sawr, Jawza, Saratan, Asad, Sunbula, Mizan, Aqrab, Qaws, Jadi, Dalwa, and Hut. The first six months have 31 days, the next five have 30 days, and the last month, Hut, has 29 days (30 in a leap year).

This free converter lets you change any Afghan Shamsi date to the Gregorian (Miladi) calendar instantly, and convert Gregorian dates back to the Afghan calendar. It is useful for reading official Afghan documents, birth certificates (tazkira), school records, and historical dates, or for anyone who needs to translate between the Afghan solar calendar and the international Gregorian calendar. The conversion uses a precise astronomical algorithm, so results are accurate across centuries. Just enter your date, choose a direction, and get the matching date with the day of the week — no sign-up, 100% free, and it works right in your browser.

How to convert an Afghan date to Gregorian

  1. Keep the Afghan (Shamsi) → Gregorian tab selected.
  2. Enter the day, choose the Afghan month (Hamal–Hut), and type the Shamsi year (e.g. 1404).
  3. انقر Convert to Gregorian to see the matching Miladi date and weekday.
  4. To go the other way, switch to the Gregorian → Afghan tab and pick a date.

Frequently asked questions

The Afghan calendar is called the Shamsi or Solar Hijri (Hijri Shamsi) calendar. It is a solar calendar and the official calendar of Afghanistan, beginning each year on Nowruz around 21 March.

The date arithmetic is the same as the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, so the year and day numbers match. The difference is the month names: Afghanistan uses Hamal, Sawr, Jawza and so on, while Iran uses Farvardin, Ordibehesht, and so on.

The Afghan Shamsi year is about 621 years behind the Gregorian year. For example, the Gregorian year 2026 corresponds to 1404–1405 in the Afghan calendar, with the new year starting on Nowruz.

No. The Afghan Shamsi calendar is solar and tracks the seasons, while the Islamic Hijri calendar is lunar and shifts about 11 days earlier each year. This tool converts the solar Afghan calendar, not the lunar one.

It uses a precise astronomical leap-year algorithm, so conversions are accurate for past and future dates across many centuries.