Jump to content

Solar New Year

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Solar new year)
The sun is directly behind the Heel Stone of Stonehenge, at sunrise on the summer solstice
The sun behind the Heel Stone of Stonehenge, at sunrise on the summer solstice

The Solar New Year is the beginning of the solar calendar year. This event is observed at different times of year and with varying practices in cultures across the globe. The most common bases chosen to begin a new calendar year are the winter solstice, summer solstice, the spring equinox and the autumnal equinox. South and South-east Asian solar calendars are more formally linked to astronomical events.

Some of the more widely known solar new year celebrations include:

See also

[edit]
Today
Friday
Gregorian calendarFebruary 21, 2025
Islamic calendar22 Sha'aban, 1446 AH
Hebrew calendar23 Shevat, AM 5785
Coptic calendarMeshir 14, 1741 AM
Solar Hijri calendar3 Esfand, 1403 SH
Bengali calendarFalgun 8, 1431 BS
Julian calendar8 February 2025
[refresh]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ The Julian calendar gains a day against the true solar year every 129 years. In other words, the Julian calendar gains 3.1 days every 400 years, while the Gregorian calendar gains 0.1 day over the same time. The Julian calendar will gain another day in 2100 but the Gregorian will not.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Water, Water, Everywhere". AsiaCarolinas.