Web Extension

Badíʿ Calendar

This Web Extension shows today's date in the Badíʿ calendar, the official calendar of the Bahá'í Faith. The date shown is based on where your computer is, and on the sunset time in that area.

This is a personal initiative and project by Glen Little (glen.little@gmail.com). You can find more Badíʿ calendar tools on Facebook.

The extension works in these browsers:

• Chrome Browser - Install for free from the Chrome Web Store and it works on Google Chrome browsers for Windows, Mac, and Chromebook. Installation takes only a few seconds. Click here to view the Badíʿ Calendar in the Web Store.
  

• Firefox Browser - Install the Wondrous-Badíʿ Calendar add-on for free from the Mozilla Add-ons gallery. Works great in Firefox 57 and later. It supports almost all of the features that are in the Chrome version. As of summer 2022, Firefox requires a major upgrade to underlying technologies, so this add-on is temporarily unavailable.
  

• MS Edge Browser (2020) - Install the Badíʿ Calendar addon from the Microsoft Edge Addons Extensions store. Works in Edge since January 2020.

The Extension works in a number of languages based on language your browser is using. See the Chrome Web Store entry to know which languages are available. If you would like to help translate it into another language, please see Translating the Badí' Calendar Extension.

You can also see a history of recent changes.

Helper Extensions

Supporting extensions are available in Chrome to give the main Badíʿ Calendar extension additional capabilities! Be sure to install the ones that you can use!

1. Helper for Facebook. This shows Badíʿ dates when viewing your Facebook pages at http://www.facebook.com/.

2. Helper for Twitter. This shows Badíʿ dates when viewing your Facebook pages at https://twitter.com/.

3. Helper for Google Calendar. This shows Badíʿ dates when viewing your Google Calendar at https://calendar.google.com/.

4. Helper for Manifast. This shows Badíʿ dates on the timesheet entry page in your Manifast account at http://www.manifast.com/.

Features Overview

• Show today's date

  • The extension shows in your browser as a subtle icon next to other extensions and the Address Bar. In this example, the day is "`Ilm 17". Only the first few letters of the name of the month are shown.

• • • When you move your mouse over top of the icon some more information is shown.

• • • If the icon is not showing, you may need to resize the icon area, or drag this icon to be shown in the main area.

• When the extension is opened (by clicking the icon or pressing the keyboard shortcut you assign to the extension)...

  • The main view is shown:

Tips on Using the Extension

Most things can be done by using keyboard shortcuts:

Date Calculations

Please note that dates until 221 B.E. are derived from the document 'Bahá’í Dates 172 to 221 B.E.' prepared by the Bahá’í World Centre.

Dates further in the future are adapted from http://www.bahaidate.today/table-of-dates. The formulas used to determine these dates may need to be updated closer to the time and as astronomical observations improve. So please don't use this extension to finalize your plans 100 years in the future!

Privacy Policy

No personal information is requested or collected by the extension. To help understand how this Web Extension is being used, statistics are recorded whenever you switch between pages or do other major actions. This is anonymous and can be opted out of in the Setup panel. The associated reports can be viewed by Glen Little.