The sky of the longest night
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Tehran, 21–22 December 2026
Fourteen hours and sixteen minutes of night
And this year the solstice, the exact turn of the year towards light, happens at twenty past midnight, while the tea is still being poured.
Drag the Moon through the hours of Yalda night, drawn for the place you last typed on this site.
Make the sky of this nightA bright Moon to stay up with
On Yalda 2026 the Moon is 92% lit and climbing: at nine it stands high over Tehran, at its highest by 21:38, three nights before full. Saturn is the steady point low in the southwest.
The print shows the stars around them exactly as they stood over the place you choose, with the constellations in Persian if you want them.
Written in Persian, from right to left
The date in the Persian way, Persian numerals, the line under your family’s name. Or in English for the grandchildren who read it better.
- خانواده رضاییشب یلدای ما۳۰ آذر ۱۴۰۵ — Paris, France۴۸٫۸۵۳۴° ش ۲٫۳۴۸۸° خ
“Our Yalda night”
- خانواده رضاییبلندترین شب، کنار هم۳۰ آذر ۱۴۰۵ — Paris, France۴۸٫۸۵۳۴° ش ۲٫۳۴۸۸° خ
“The longest night, together”
- خانواده رضاییThe longest night, togetherDecember 21, 2026 — Paris, France48.8534° N 2.3488° E
The same night, printed in English
Whose Yalda do you want to keep?
Make your Yalda skyGrandmother's house, everyone on the floor
Pomegranates, watermelon, a Hafez open at random and read out loud. The sky over that house, the year all the cousins came.
Your first Yalda as husband and wife
The first time it was your home everyone came to. The stars over it, with both your names in Persian.
Yalda in Los Angeles, Toronto, London
Far from Tehran, the same night. Type the city where your parents grew up and the print shows their sky; or the one you live in now.
A child born in Azar
Born in the weeks before the longest night. Their first Yalda, the sky over the family that stayed up for them.
About the Yalda print
When is Yalda in 2026?
Shab-e Yalda 2026 is the night of 30 Azar 1405: the evening of Monday 21 December into Tuesday 22 December. The studio opens on that night; you can change it to any Yalda you want to keep.
Is Yalda really the longest night of the year?
Yes, in the northern hemisphere. In Tehran the Sun sets at 16:54 and rises at 07:10, fourteen hours and sixteen minutes of night. In 2026 the solstice itself falls at 00:20 Tehran time, in the middle of Yalda night.
Can the print be in Persian?
Yes. The studio for Yalda opens in Persian, written right to left, with Persian numerals: the date, the line and the labels. Your family's name stays exactly as you type it, in Persian or Latin letters. You can switch to English at any time.
Which place should I choose?
The house where your family gathered that night. If you celebrate abroad, many people choose the city in Iran or Afghanistan where their parents grew up; the stars are drawn for whichever place you type.
Will it arrive in time?
Yes, whenever you order. It is a print file, not a parcel: it reaches your inbox and download page within minutes of paying, even on Yalda night itself.
How big can I print it?
The file is 9,000 × 12,000 pixels, a true 300 dpi at 75×100 cm (30×40 in), and sharp at every smaller size. Print it as often as you like, one for each household of the family.
زیر آسمان یلدا
Under the sky of Yalda, all of you.
The stars of your longest night and your family’s name. In your inbox minutes after you order.
Make your Yalda sky