Today is 18 Amordad in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
This day
18 Amordad 2579
18 Amordad 2579 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 18 Amordad 1399 Shamsi and 2020-08-08 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
18 Amordad 2579 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Saturday — equivalent to 18 Amordad 1399 Shamsi and 8 August 2020 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 18 Amordad 2579
- Shamsi
- 18 Amordad 1399
- Gregorian
- 8 August 2020
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
شب تاریک و بیم موج و گردابی چنین هایل کجا دانند حال ما سبکباران ساحلها
“Dark night, fear of waves, such a terrible whirlpool How can those on shore know our state”
— Hafez
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