2026 in Various Calendar Systems 📅

It's 2026. Or is it? It depends on which time system you use.
A few are not usually referred to as "calendars".
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Calendar System
Reiwa 8
The Reiwa era of this calendar began May 1, 2019.
Japanese
80–81 AH
Year since the bombing of Hiroshima; used by cult
Raëlian
115
Year 1 was the birth of the first leader in 1912.
Juche (North Korean)
ROC 115
Year 1 marks the establishment of the nation in 1912. Less used after 1949.
Minguo (Republic of China)
182–183
Year 1 marks when the Báb proclaimed his religion in 1844.
Bahá'í
558
Year 1 marks the birth of Guru Nanak Dev in 1469.
Nanakshahi (Sikh)
1026–1027
Calendar used by an ethnic group in Nigeria
Igbo
1388
National calendar used since 640, first by the Sri Ksetra Kingdom
Burmese
1404–1405
This national calendar is the most accurate solar calendar in use today.
Iranian
1432–1433
Used by one country and populous subregions of another
Bengali
1446–1447 AH
Year 1 marks a famous pilgrimage in 622.
Islamic
1742–1743
Used for religion and farming in Egypt
Coptic
1959–1960 AJ
This populous island's calendar begins in 78 AD.
Javanese
2018–2019
Christians in two countries follow this calendar with a different year for Annunciation.
Ethiopian
2026 (-13 days)
Replaced by the calendar below
Julian
2026
The most commonly used calendar today
Gregorian
2570
Used to determine religious festivals in many countries
Buddhist
2779 AUC
Year 1 marks an important founding in 753 BC.
Ab urbe condita (from founding Rome)
4359
National calendar that determines when festivals like Seollal are
Korean
4723–4724
National calendar invented by the emperor in 2637 BCE
Chinese
5125–5126
Year 1, and the current 4th stage of the world, began in 3102 BCE.
Kali Yuga (Hindu)
5786–5787
Year 1 of this religious calendar is about one year before the creation of the world.
Hebrew
7534–7535
An empire's calendar from 988 to 1453 that claims an earlier year for creation
Byzantine
12026 HE
Represents the number of years since agriculture developed.
Holocene (Human Era)
13.0.13.3.19–13.0.14.4.3
14 years ago, the calendar reset to 13.0.0.0.0.
Mesoamerican (Maya) Long Count
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6 Comments
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Level 76
Jan 1, 2020
If Year 1 in the Minguo calendar was in 1949, wouldn't now be the year 71?
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Level 90
Jan 1, 2020
This is fixed. Year 1 is 1912.
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Level 87
Jan 1, 2022
Good quiz. It's also 76 AH (After Hiroshima) in the Raelian calendar.
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Level 90
Jan 1, 2022
Cool, thanks!
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Level 87
Feb 12, 2024
This is a really cool quiz! I gave it a spotlight :)
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Level 79
Jan 2, 2025
This is really interesting