Learn about the Nepali calendar
Short, practical guides to Bikram Sambat (BS) — how Nepali numbers, days, months and festivals work, written for anyone new to Nepal's national calendar.
Nepali Numbers (१–१००) and how to read them
नेपाली अंकहरू
Learn the ten Devanagari digits ०–९, how Nepali numbers १ through १०० are written and pronounced, and the lakh/crore counting system used for big amounts.
4 min read
How the Bikram Sambat calendar works
विक्रम सम्वत्
A solar calendar about 56.7 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar — the official civil calendar of Nepal, with 12 months from Baisakh to Chaitra.
5 min read
Days and months in Nepali
नेपाली दिन र महिना
Sunday आइतबार through Saturday शनिबार, plus how the twelve month names differ between the Bikram Sambat and Gregorian systems.
3 min read
Major Nepali festivals: Dashain, Tihar, and more
प्रमुख चाडपर्व
When Dashain, Tihar, Maghe Sankranti and other festivals fall in the Bikram Sambat months, and how each one is celebrated across Nepal.
6 min read