Shahrivar

Shahrivar
Native nameشهریور (Persian)
CalendarSolar Hijri calendar
Month number6
Number of days31
SeasonSummer
Gregorian equivalentAugust–September
← Mordad
Mehr →

Shahrivar (Persian: شهریور, Persian pronunciation: [ʃæhɾiːˈvæɾ]) is the sixth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. Shahrivar has thirty-one days. It begins in August and ends in September by the Gregorian calendar.[citation needed] The Afghan Persian name is Sonbola; in Pashto it is Waǵay.

Shahrivar is the third and final month of summer. It is followed by Mehr.

The name of the month comes from the Zoroastrian deity Kshatra Vairya.

Events

Births

  • 18 - 1362 - Edwin Jackson, American baseball player, Olympic silver medalist

Deaths

Observances



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