Mehr_(month)
Mehr (month)
7th month of the Solar Hijri calendar
Mehr (Persian: مهر, Persian pronunciation: [mehɾ][1]) is the seventh month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Mehr has thirty days.[1] It begins in September and ends in October by the Gregorian calendar. [citation needed]
Mehr is the first month of autumn, and is followed by Aban.[1]
It is named after the Iranian deity Mithra.