Nepali Calendar

Nepal has its own calendar, referred to as the Bikram Sambat calendar. This is one of the things about Nepal you should know. The Gregorian calendar is 56.7 years behind the Bikram Sambat calendar. Nepali calendar 2079 Bikram Sambat is the current Nepali year. The Nepali Calendar is approximately 56 years and 8 months ahead of the Gregorian Calendar, also known as AD. Nepali Patro is the name given to the Nepali calendar. The new year in Nepal begins around the middle of April (approximately 14th of the april). The days of the months are known in the Gregorian calendar, but not in the Nepali calendar, which changes every year.

In the Gregorian calendar, a month can have up to 32 days, however in the Bikram Sambat Nepali Calendar, it can have up to 31 days. In Nepal and India, the Bikram Sambat Nepali calendar is widely used. Bikram Sambat Nepali Calendar is also used in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and Bhutan. This calendar was created to provide accurate English to Nepali dates, as well as festivals, public holidays, marriage dates, Bratabandha dates, and date converter tools. People mostly utilize an online Nepali calendar for festivals such as Dashain (Bijaya Dashami), Tihar (Depawali), and others. Nepali calendar 2080 Bikram Sambat is the next Nepali year.