The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Nepali 2018 opens in September during Bikram Sambat 2075 (Virodhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2018
Bikram Sambat 2075 (Virodhakrit)
Bhadra – Ashwin
Festivals & Vrats in September 2018
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 8:49 PM, Sep 2 – 7:25 PM, Sep 3
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Teej (Haritalika Teej) Vrat
Tithi 5:59 PM, Sep 11 – 4:03 PM, Sep 12
Women fast for marital happiness on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 2:41 PM, Sep 13 – 2:20 PM, Sep 14
Women worship the seven sages the day after Teej, on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 5:43 AM, Sep 23 – 7:32 AM, Sep 24
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Sorah Shraddha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 8:33 AM, Sep 25 – 8:56 AM, Sep 26
The sixteen days of offerings to the ancestors.
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.