Mehr (month)

Mehr (Persian: مهر, Persian pronunciation: [mehɾ]) is the seventh month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. Mehr has thirty days. It begins in September and ends in October by the Gregorian calendar.

Mehr
Native nameمهر (Persian)
CalendarSolar Hijri calendar
Month number7
Number of days30
SeasonAutumn
Gregorian equivalentSeptember-October

Mehr is the first month of autumn, and is followed by Aban.

It is named after the Iranian deity Mithra.

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