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How many days until Nowruz?
🌷 134 days until Nowruz
Nowruz falls on Sunday, March 21, 2027 in your local time.
About Nowruz
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, marks the first day of spring on the March equinox and the start of the Iranian solar calendar. With roots in Zoroastrian tradition, it is celebrated across Iran, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and beyond, and is recognised by the United Nations. Customs include the haft-sin table of symbolic items, spring cleaning, family visits, and outdoor gatherings. Because it is tied to the astronomical equinox, it falls on 20 or 21 March each year. This countdown computes the date with the Persian solar calendar engine shipped on the site.
Date rule: The March equinox, first day of the Persian solar year.
When is the next Nowruz?
The next Nowruz is Sunday, March 21, 2027 , in 135 days. The countdown at the top of this page updates every second in your own time zone, so the number stays accurate wherever you are reading from. Because Nowruz is treated as an all-day calendar date rather than a fixed clock time, the countdown rolls over at midnight in your local zone, not at midnight UTC. If you are coordinating across regions, set reminders against this date and let each person's device localise it.
This year the holiday lands on a Sunday, which means it falls on a weekend, many workplaces that observe it grant a substitute day off on the nearest weekday instead. Across the next five occurrences listed below, Nowruz touches 5 different weekdays and lands on a weekend 1 of those 5 years, useful when you are planning travel, time off, or a recurring event around it.
How the Nowruz date is set
Nowruz belongs to the persian calendar tradition. The March equinox, first day of the Persian solar year. Movable dates like this are resolved from the underlying calendar rule rather than a fixed Gregorian day, which is why the date moves around the calendar each year. Timekit computes every occurrence in the table below from that same rule, so the dates stay consistent with the rest of the site's calendar tools and update automatically as the years roll forward.
If you want the dates in your own calendar app, use the live countdown above, then jump to the persian countdowns or the full holiday list to line up the surrounding observances. For a date-by-date planning view, the five-year table gives you the exact weekday for each upcoming year at a glance.
Nowruz dates for the next five years
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Sunday, March 21, 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, March 20, 2028 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, March 20, 2029 |
| 2030 | Thursday, March 21, 2030 |
| 2031 | Friday, March 21, 2031 |
Nowruz FAQ
When is Nowruz this year?
The next Nowruz is Sunday, March 21, 2027, in 135 days.
What date is Nowruz 2028?
Nowruz 2028 falls on Monday, March 20, 2028.
Does Nowruz fall on the same date every year?
No. The March equinox, first day of the Persian solar year. The Gregorian date shifts each year, so check the table above for the exact date you need.
Is the next Nowruz on a weekend?
Yes, the next Nowruz is a Sunday.