Iyar ( or ,
Standard Iyyar Tiberian ; from
Akkadian , meaning "Rosette; blossom") is the eighth month of the civil year (which starts on 1
Tishrei) and the second month of the ecclesiastical year (which starts on 1
Nisan) on the
Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin. It is a spring month of 29 days. Iyar usually falls in April–June on the
Gregorian calendar.