The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Nepali 1949 opens in August during Bikram Sambat 2006 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1949
Bikram Sambat 2006 (Shubhakrit)
Shrawan – Bhadra
Festivals & Vrats in August 1949
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Janai Purnima
Tithi 12:29 AM, Aug 8 – 12:54 AM, Aug 9
Hindus change the sacred thread (janai) and tie the raksha protection cord on Shravana Purnima.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 3:35 PM, Aug 16 – 5:22 PM, Aug 17
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Teej (Haritalika Teej) Vrat
Tithi 2:57 AM, Aug 26 – 11:39 PM, Aug 26
Women fast for marital happiness on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 8:36 PM, Aug 27 – 5:49 PM, Aug 28
Women worship the seven sages the day after Teej, on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Nepali Calendar (Bikram Sambat)
The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.