Today is 20 Azar in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
This day
20 Azar 2585
20 Azar 2585 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 20 Azar 1405 Shamsi and 2026-12-11 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
20 Azar 2585 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 20 Azar 1405 Shamsi and 11 December 2026 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 20 Azar 2585
- Shamsi
- 20 Azar 1405
- Gregorian
- 11 December 2026
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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