Jordad is the third month of the Persian calendar in force in Iran and Afghanistan. It has a duration of 31 days, of which the first usually coincides with May 22 of the Gregorian calendar, although the intercalation of one day every four years causes variations of one or two days in this regard. The 1 of jordan of 1391 coincided with the 21 of May of 2012. A year later, the 1 of jordad of 1392 will coincide with the 22 of May of 2013. Jordad is therefore the third and last month of spring, and concludes with the summer solstice giving rise to the month of tir.

In Afghanistan, jordad receives the Arabic name of youza (جوزا, Gemini), a term also used in the traditional astrology of the Islamic world. Other Iranian people who use the Persian calendar call this month Yozerdán (جۆزەردان, in Kurdish), Wahmene (وهمنه, in Mazandaraní), Gbargolai (غبرګولى, in Pashtun), etc.

Ephemerides that are computed with respect to the Persian solar calendar and occur in the month of jordan are: the ancient feasts of Argaseván (ارغاسوان, heat festival of day 1) and Jordadegán (خردادگان, on the 6th of the month); the death of Ayatollah Khomeini (day 14) and the Islamist ideologist Ali Shariati (day 29). Sources and

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