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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.

Nepali 1988 opens in March during Bikram Sambat 2044 (Vikrama) · Bikram Sambat 2045 (Vrisha) of the Hindu calendar.

March 1988

Bikram Sambat 2044 (Vikrama) · Bikram Sambat 2045 (Vrisha)

Falgun – Chaitra

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Festivals & Vrats in March 1988

  • Fagu Purnima (Holi)

    Thursday, 3 March 1988 Purnima

    Tithi 7:00 PM, Mar 2 – 9:32 PM, Mar 3

    The festival of colours on the full moon of Phalguna.

  • Ghode Jatra

    Thursday, 17 March 1988 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 2:23 PM, Mar 16 – 10:55 AM, Mar 17

    Kathmandu's horse-racing festival on the dark new moon of Chaitra, said to keep the demon Tundi at bay.

  • Chaite Dashain

    Saturday, 26 March 1988 Navami

    Tithi 10:58 PM, Mar 25 – 12:54 AM, Mar 27

    The lesser Dashain on Chaitra Shukla Navami, coinciding with Ram Navami.

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.