Bahá Splendor 1 20 March 2016 CE Jalál Glory 2 8 April Jamál Beauty 3 27 April Azamat Grandeur 4 16 May Núr Light 5 4 June Rahmat Mercy 6 23 June Kalimat Words 7 12 July Kamál Perfection 8 31 July Asma' Names 9 19 August 'Izzat Might 10 7 September Mashiyyat Will 11 26 September 'Ilm Knowledge 12 15 October Qudrat Power 13 3 November Qawl Speech 14 22 November Masá'il Questions 15 11 December Sharaf Honor 16 30 December Sultán Sovereignty 17 19 January 2017 CE Mulk Dominion 18 6 February 2017 CE 'Alá' Loftiness 19 1 March 2017 CE The Badí Calendar, 173 BE (2016-2017 CE) Bahá'í Holy Days and Anniversaries Ayyám-i-Há The Intercalary Days (25 February - 28 February) The Bahá'í Fast: Sunrise to Sunset in the Month of 'Alá' 1 March - 19 March Notes: The Bahá’í day ends and a new one begins at sunset. 1. Vernal Equinox as measured at Tihrán, Iran 2. First day following the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz 3. Second day following the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz 20 March 1 Bahá Naw-Rúz (New Year) 1 20 April 13 Jalál First Day of Ridván 28 April 2 Jamál Ninth Day of Ridván 1 May 5 Jamal Twelfth Day of Ridván 23 May 8 ‘Azamat Declaration of the Báb 28 May 13 ’Azamat Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh 9 July 17 Rahmat Martyrdom of the Báb 1 November 18 ‘Ilm Birth of the Báb 2 2 November 19 ’Ilm Birth of Bahá'u'lláh 3 25 November 4 Qawl Day of the Covenant 27 November 5 Qawl Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá