Aban (month)

Aban
Native nameآبان (Persian)
CalendarSolar Hijri calendar
Month number8
Number of days30
SeasonAutumn
Gregorian equivalentOctober-November
← Mehr
Azar →

Aban (Persian: آبان, Persian pronunciation: [ɒːˈbɒːn][1]) is the eighth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Aban has 30 days.[1] It begins in October and ends in November by the Gregorian calendar[citation needed]. Aban corresponds to the tropical astrological month of Scorpio.

Aban is the second month of autumn, and is followed by Azar.[1]

The name is derived from Aban, i.e. "waters".

  1. ^ a b c d "Months and Seasons - Persian Vocabulary". Personal Website of Ali Jahanshiri. 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.