AppsMahbanou

Mahbanou
The Persian calendar, accurate to the day.
Mahbanou shows the Solar Hijri and Gregorian dates side by side, with the Zoroastrian roj and mah, the day's gahs, the Nowruz holidays and the Iranian and Zoroastrian feasts. Every date is checked against primary sources. Free, in Persian or English, with widgets and an Apple Watch app.
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android
- iOS 17 or later, watchOS 11
- 2 languages
- Free
Screenshots
iPhone
iPad
Apple Watch
Features
Calendars side by side
Solar Hijri and Gregorian on every day, with the Zoroastrian roj. The month pages by Solar Hijri, or by Gregorian or a Zoroastrian calendar from its menu, with the others small under each date.
Accurate to the day
Each Persian year starts the way Iran's Calendar Center starts it, from the March equinox against true noon on Iran's meridian, not from a leap-year formula.
Four Zoroastrian calendars
Shahenshahi, Kadmi, Parsi Fasli and Iranian (Bastani), with the roj and mah of each day, its yazata, and the gahambars and other observances.
Sunrise, sunset and the gahs
The five gahs worked out from your place, by the Parsi clock or true solar noon, with the gah now and the time left. Pick a city or use your location.
Holidays and occasions
The Nowruz holidays, the ancient Iranian festivals, Zoroastrian observances and international days. Show the groups you want and search them all.
Learn the calendar
The 30 roj and 12 mah names and what they mean, the gahambars, the Gatha days and the four calendars, with a lesson on each day's roj.
Greetings to send
On festival days, send a greeting card in Persian or English. Share Mahbanou with a QR code.
Convert any date
Spin in a date in any of the six calendars and see it in all the others, then jump to it on the calendar.
Count down to Nowruz
Through Esfand, a countdown runs to the exact moment of the tahvil, in Tehran time and yours.
Widgets
Today, Gah and Coming up widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, in small, medium and large.
Apple Watch
Today's dates, the gah now and what's coming up on the watch, plus complications for your watch face.
Reminders
Optional reminders for occasions (the day before too), each morning's roj, nabor (meat-free) days and every gah, chosen on first launch with a preview of how they'll look. They're scheduled on the device.
Three styles
A sketchbook of paper and stickers, a printed wall calendar, or parchment and fire with Nastaliq. On first launch, see each one's Today and month page before you pick; change it any time in Settings.
Persian or English
Persian, right to left with Persian digits, is the default; switch to English in Settings. Light, dark or system theme.
Free and private
No accounts, ads, analytics or tracking, and nothing to buy. The app works offline, and your settings stay on your devices.
Help and privacy
Questions, bugs or ideas? See Mahbanou Support, email support@zubin.dev or message me on X (@zkmake). The app collects no personal data; the privacy policy has the details.
Languages: فارسی, English.