# Looking for a multicultural daily calendar

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-multicultural-daily-calendar/299659>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 16, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-multicultural-daily-calendar/299659 "2005-04-16T19:12:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-multicultural-daily-calendar/299659/1 "2005-04-16T19:12:12Z")

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I’m looking for a calendar, online or in print, that has for _every day_ of the Common Era year the corresponding date according to the following calendars:  
Indian/Hindu (Saka Era)  
Zoroastrian (Irani or Parsi)  
Baha’i  
Jewish  
Islamic

Where may such a one be found?

WRS

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-multicultural-daily-calendar/299659/2 "2005-04-16T19:31:29Z")

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Will [this](http://emr.cs.iit.edu/home/reingold/calendar-book/Calendrica.html) do? (It’s a Java applet; if the direct link doesn’t work, go to the application’s [intro page](http://emr.cs.iit.edu/home/reingold/calendar-book/second-edition/CIIT.html), then follow the “To try our applet, click here!” link. Failing that, you may need to copy the URL, shut down your browser, and go to the site again after restarting the browser – yeah, the Java implementation is kind of flaky, but I think the underlying conversion code is solid.)

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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-multicultural-daily-calendar/299659/3 "2005-04-16T21:27:17Z")

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If you don’t mind paying a little money and access away from home is not an issue, Wundermoosen makes some shareware called [Calendar Xplorer](http://www.wundermoosen.com/multi.aspx?f=1&tab=.NET&nav=ABCDE&page=calxplorerPD) (for WinXP, $22) and [Calendar X](http://www.wundermoosen.com/Multi.aspx?f=1&tab=MacX&nav=ABCDE&page=calxcal2000) (for Mac OSX, $28). Both programs have the ability to show Ancient Roman, Baha’i, Chinese, Coptic, Ethiopic, Fasli, Gregorian, Hebrew, Indian Civil, Islamic, Japanese, Julian, Mayan, Persian, Quadimi, Shenshai and Viking calendars (not simultaneously; choose a date, then select the calendar you want, and the equivalent date will be shown). There are other features peculiar to each. I have Calendar X; it’s a nice little app.