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Ordibehesht‌ or Ardibehesht (, ) is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar, which is used officially in Iran and Afghanistan and of the Solar Hijri calendar. It has 31 days and spans the months of April and May in the Gregorian calendar. The Dari name for the month is Saur or Sowr and the Afghan Pashto name for it is Ǧwayai.

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Zoroastrian calendar
Month.num
2
Month.days
31
Month.season
Spring
Month.gregorian
April–May
Month.prev_month
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Ordibehesht‌ or Ardibehesht (, ) is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar, which is used officially in Iran and Afghanistan and of the Solar Hijri calendar. It has 31 days and spans the months of April and May in the Gregorian calendar. The Dari name for the month is Saur or Sowr and the Afghan Pashto name for it is Ǧwayai.

Its associated astrological sign in the tropical zodiac is Taurus.

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