Armenian calendar

This calculator converts a date to an Armenian calendar date and vice versa.

Like the Ancient Egyptian Calendar, the Armenian calendar was a 365 days calendar with 12 months of 30 days and one intercalary period of 5 days. So the date conversion logic is almost the same, except for the epoch of the Armenian calendar. The Armenian calendar epoch (the first day of the calendar) is July 11th, 552 C.E. (Julian calendar)1 or July 13th, 552 proleptic Gregorian calendar. The calculator below converts an Armenian date to a Gregorian date.

PLANETCALC, Armenian date to Gregorian date

Armenian date to Gregorian date

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The following calculator performs the reverse transformation from the Gregorian calendar date to the Armenian one.

PLANETCALC, Gregorian date to Armenian date

Gregorian date to Armenian date

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The Armenian calendar summary

The Armenian calendar is a calendar system used in Armenia and the Armenian Apostolic Church. It was introduced in 552 AD by Saint Mesrop Mashtots and is based on the ancient Armenian solar calendar.

Calendar type fixed
Place Armenia
Days in a year 365
Effective date (Julian) 460B.C.E.2, Reformed on July 11th 584
End date 1920
Epoch (Julian) July 11th 552
Month count 13
Days in a year 365
Days in a month 30, 5
Leap year none

Armenian calendar months

The names of the months are derived from ancient Armenian gods, historical events, and agricultural practices.

Month # Month name Number of days
1 Nawasardi 30
2 Hoṙi 30
3 Sahmi 30
4 Trē 30
5 Kʿałoch 30
6 Arach 30
7 Mehekani 30
8 Areg 30
9 Ahekani 30
10 Mareri 30
11 Margach 30
12 Hrotich 30
13 Aweleach 5

Days of the month

A day of the month in the Armenian calendar has its own name. Еach day is associated with a specific saint or event in the Armenian Apostolic Church. The month day names are listed in the table below.

Day # Day name
1 Areg
2 Hrand
3 Aram
4 Margar
5 Ahrank’
6 Mazdeł
7 Astłik
8 Mihr
9 Jopaber
10 Murç
11 Erezhan
12 Ani
13 Parkhar
14 Vanat
15 Aramazd
16 Mani
17 Asak
18 Masis
19 Anahit
20 Aragats
21 Gorgor
22 Kordvik
23 Tsmak
24 Lusnak
25 Tsrōn
26 Npat
27 Vahagn
28 Sim
29 Varag
30 Gišeravar

The days of the intercalary month were sometimes named after the five "wandering stars".3

Day # Day name Meaning
1 P'aylažu Mercury
2 Arusyak Venus
3 Hrat Mars
4 Usnt'ag Jupiter
5 Erewak Saturn

The Armenian calendar went out of service in 1923 and was replaced with Gregorian calendar. The reform was introduced by the Soviet Union to all its territories, including Armenia, to simplify administrative procedures and make communication and coordination easier. The Armenian Apostolic Church, however, continued to use the traditional Armenian calendar for liturgical purposes, and it is still in use today.

Although the Armenian calendar is no longer used for civil purposes, it remains an important part of Armenian culture and heritage.


  1. N.Dershowitz, E.M. Reingold Calendrical Calculations Third edition. 

  2. Tumanian, B. E., The Measurement of Time in Ancient and Mediaeval Armenia, Journal for the History of Astronomy, Vol. 5, p.91 

  3. J. Gyllenbok, Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures vol.1 

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