The
Bahá'í calendar, also called the
Badí‘ calendar (
badí‘ means
wondrous or
unique), used by
Bábism and the
Bahá'í Faith, is a
solar calendar with years composed of 19 months of 19 days each, (361 days) plus an extra period of "
Intercalary Days". Years in the calendar begin at the
vernal equinox, and are counted with the
date notation of BE (Bahá'í Era), with 21 March 1844
CE being the first day of the first year, the year the
Báb proclaimed his religion.