Significant Bahá’í Dates — 177 B.E. (2020-2021)
| Feast Days | Bahá’í date | Gregorian calendar equivalent |
| Bahá (Splendour) | 1 Bahá | 20 March 2020 |
| Jalál (Glory) | 1 Jalál | 8 April |
| Jamál (Beauty) | 1 Jamál | 27 April |
| Azamat (Grandeur) | 1 ‘Azamat | 16 May |
| Núr (Light) | 1 Núr | 4 June |
| Rahmat (Mercy) | 1 Rahmat | 23 June |
| Kalimát (Words) | 1 Kalimát | 12 July |
| Kamal (Perfection) | 1 Kamal | 31 July |
| Asmá’ (Names) | 1 Asmá’ | 19 August |
| Izzat (Might) | 1 ‘Izzat | 7 September |
| Mashiyyat (Will) | 1 Mashiyyat | 26 September |
| Ilm (Knowledge) | 1 ‘Ilm | 15 October |
| Qudrat (Power) | 1 Qudrat | 3 November |
| Qawl (Speech) | 1 Qawl | 22 November |
| Masá’il (Questions) | 1 Masá’il | 11 December |
| Sharaf (Honour) | 1 Sharaf | 30 December |
| Sultán (Sovereignty) | 1 Sultán | 18 January 2021 |
| Mulk (Dominion) | 1 Mulk | 6 February |
| Alá’ (Loftiness) | 1 ‘Alá’ | 1 March |
| Holy Days | Bahá’í date | Gregorian calendar equivalent |
| Naw-Rúz | 1 Bahá | 20 March 2020 |
| First Day of Ridván | 13 Jalál | 20 April [at about 3:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. DST)] |
| Ninth Day of Ridván | 2 Jamál | 28 April |
| Twelfth Day of Ridván | 5 Jamál | 1 May |
| Declaration of the Báb | 8 ‘Azamat | 23 May [22 May at about 2 hours after sunset] |
| Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh | 13 ‘Azamat | 28 May [at 3:00 a.m. (4:00 a.m. DST)] |
| Martyrdom of the Báb | 17 Rahmat | 9 July [at about noon (1:00 p.m. DST)] |
| Birth of the Báb | 4 ‘Ilm | 18 October |
| Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | 5 ‘Ilm | 19 October |
| Day of the Covenant | 4 Qawl | 25 November |
| Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | 6 Qawl | 27 November [at 1:00 a.m.] |
| Other Observances | Bahá’í date | Gregorian calendar equivalent |
| Ayyám-i-Há | 1 to 4 Ayyám-i-Há | 25 to 28 February 2021 |
| Month of Fasting | 1 to 19 ‘Alá’ | 1 to 19 March 2021 |
Note: The Bahá’í day ends and a new one begins at sunset; consequently, the day on which a Feast or Holy Day is observed begins at sunset of the day before the Gregorian calendar dates given above. In 178 B.E., Naw-Rúz will correspond with 20 March 2021.
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