Nowruz
Nowruz 2027 falls on Sunday, 21 March 2027 — the equinox moment is Saturday at 23:54 Tehran time, 208 days from today.
- Tehran
- 23:54
- Los Angeles
- 13:24
- New York / Toronto
- 16:24
- London
- 20:24
- Berlin
- 21:24
- Dubai
- 00:24
- Sydney
- 07:24
Upcoming Nowruz dates
- Nowruz 2027— Sunday، 21 March 2027
- Nowruz 2028— Monday، 20 March 2028
- Nowruz 2029— Tuesday، 20 March 2029
Nowruz in the world’s languages
Nowruz is celebrated far beyond Iran — from the Balkans to China, under many names:
- Persian
- نوروز
- English spellings
- Nowruz · Norooz · Norouz · Nawruz
- Kurdish
- نەورۆز · Newroz
- Azerbaijani
- Novruz
- Turkish
- Nevruz
- Uzbek
- Navroʻz
- Kazakh
- Наурыз · Nauryz
- Kyrgyz
- Нооруз
- Turkmen
- Новруз
- Tajik
- Наврӯз
- Uyghur
- نورۇز
- Pashto & Urdu
- نوروز
- Hindi
- नवरोज़ · Navroz
- Russian
- Навруз
- Ukrainian
- Навруз
- Arabic
- النوروز · النيروز
- Hebrew
- נורוז
- Armenian
- Նովրուզ
- Georgian
- ნოვრუზი
- Chinese
- 诺鲁孜节
- Japanese
- ノウルーズ
- Korean
- 노루즈
- French
- Norouz
- German & Spanish
- Nouruz
- Albanian
- Novruzi
- Bosnian
- Nevruz
- Greek
- Νεβρούζ
Frequently asked questions
When is Nowruz 2027?
Nowruz 2027 falls on Sunday, 21 March 2027 — the equinox moment is Saturday at 23:54 Tehran time, 208 days from today.
What is Nowruz?
Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — is the world's oldest continuously celebrated festival, over 3,000 years old. It begins at the exact moment of the spring equinox; UNESCO lists it as Intangible Cultural Heritage and the UN observes 21 March as the International Day of Nowruz.
Who celebrates Nowruz?
More than 300 million people: Iranians and the wider Iranian cultural world — Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Central Asia — plus the global Iranian diaspora.
What are the main Nowruz traditions?
Spring cleaning (khaneh-takani), the Chaharshanbe Suri fire festival on the last Tuesday eve of the year, setting the Haft-Sin table, family visits and eidi gifts, and Sizdah Bedar picnics on day thirteen.