Note 27

27. Let the days in excess of the months be placed before the month of fasting. # 16

The &Badi' calendar is based on the solar year of 365 days, 5 hours, and 50 odd minutes. The year consists of 19 months of 19 days each (i.e. 361 days), with the addition of four extra days (five in a leap year). The &Bab did not specifically define the place for the intercalary days in the new calendar. The &Kitab-i-Aqdas resolves this question by assigning the "excess" days a fixed position in the calendar immediately preceding the month of &Ala', the period of fasting. For further details see the section on the &Baha'i calendar in The &Baha'i World, volume XVIII.