Ciao Mohammad

I believe the Persian calendar system is likely the most astronomically 
accurate of currently used calendar systems.

Its based on observation, unlike Gregorian which is based on rules.

https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/persian-calendar.html

Just a comment
TT

On Monday, 13 April 2020 08:25:08 UTC+2, Mohammad wrote:
>
> Example Calendar system: Persian Calendar
>
> Like the Gregorian  <https://www.projectpluto.com/calendar.htm#gregorian>
> and Julian  <https://www.projectpluto.com/calendar.htm#julian>calendars, 
> the Persian calendar is strictly solar in nature; that is, it matches the 
> seasons very nicely (better, in fact, than any other calendar on these 
> pages), but makes no real effort to reflect lunar cycles. There are twelve 
> months per year, as follows.
>
> farvardin (frvrdyn)     31 days
> ordibehesht (ardybhSt)  31 days
> khordad (Krdad)         31 days
> tir (tyr)               31 days
> mordad (mrdad)          31 days
> shahrivar (Shryvr)      31 days
> mehr (mhr)              30 days
> Aban (Aban)             30 days
> Azar (AZr)              30 days
> day (dy)                30 days
> bahman (bhmn)           30 days
> esfand (asfnd)         29/30 days
>
> The year begins at the spring equinox. If that instant is before midday, 
> Teheran time, then that day is 1 farvardin; otherwise, the next day is 1 
> farvardin. This can result in either 365 or 366 days per year. In the 
> former (usual) case, the last month of esfand has 29 days; otherwise, it 
> has 30 days.
>
> The Jalali calendar uses the "exact" astronomical equinox; that is to say, 
> it's based on observations. The Modern Persian calendar instead inserts 
> leap years algorithmically, with a complex pattern of 683 leap days 
> inserted over a cycle of 2820 years. This actually makes the Modern Persian 
> calendar extremely easy to program (see the source code described here.)  
> <https://www.projectpluto.com/source.htm#date_cpp>The Jalali calendar is 
> a little trickier, as will be discussed below.
>

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