Nepali Calendar (Bikram Sambat) 2022
The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2022 Poush – Magh
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Maghe Sankranti
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 13 – 10:20 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, the great winter festival of Nepal.
February 2022 Magh – Falgun
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Basanta Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
Tithi 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2022 Falgun – Chaitra
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
The great night of Lord Shiva, with the grand mela at Pashupatinath.
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Fagu Purnima (Holi)
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 16 – 1:31 PM, Mar 17
The festival of colours on the full moon of Phalguna.
April 2022 Chaitra – Baishakh
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Ghode Jatra
Tithi 12:14 PM, Mar 31 – 11:53 AM, Apr 1
Kathmandu's horse-racing festival on the dark new moon of Chaitra, said to keep the demon Tundi at bay.
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Chaite Dashain
Tithi 1:24 AM – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The lesser Dashain on Chaitra Shukla Navami, coinciding with Ram Navami.
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Bisket Jatra
Tithi 4:50 AM, Apr 14 – 4:14 AM, Apr 15
Bhaktapur's chariot and pole festival welcoming the Nepali solar new year (Baishakh).
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Mata Tirtha Aunsi (Mother's Day)
Tithi 12:57 AM – 1:48 AM, May 1
The Baishakh new-moon day honouring mothers, living and departed.
May 2022 Baishakh – Jestha
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 5:19 AM, May 3 – 7:24 AM, May 4
An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
June 2022 Jestha – Ashadh
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Vijaya Dashami
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM, Jun 10
The tenth day of Dashain, when elders give tika and jamara.
July 2022 Ashadh – Shrawan
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 4:01 AM, Jul 13 – 12:09 AM, Jul 14
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2022 Shrawan – Bhadra
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Naag Panchami
Tithi 5:13 AM, Aug 2 – 5:55 AM, Aug 3
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Janai Purnima
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
Hindus change the sacred thread (janai) and tie the raksha protection cord on Shravana Purnima.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Teej (Haritalika Teej) Vrat
Tithi 3:25 PM, Aug 29 – 3:35 PM, Aug 30
Women fast for marital happiness on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
September 2022 Bhadra – Ashwin
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 3:27 PM, Aug 31 – 2:51 PM, Sep 1
Women worship the seven sages the day after Teej, on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 9:02 PM, Sep 8 – 6:06 PM, Sep 9
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Sorah Shraddha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 3:22 PM, Sep 10 – 1:13 PM, Sep 11
The sixteen days of offerings to the ancestors.
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Ghatasthapana (Dashain Begins)
Tithi 3:24 AM, Sep 26 – 3:18 AM, Sep 27
The first day of Bada Dashain, when the jamara is sown.
October 2022 Ashwin – Kartik
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Maha Ashtami / Maha Navami
Tithi 4:39 PM, Oct 3 – 2:21 PM, Oct 4
The climactic eighth and ninth days of Dashain.
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Tihar (Laxmi Puja)
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The festival of lights (Yamapanchak) and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
November 2022 Kartik – Mangsir
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Haribodhini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:28 PM, Nov 3 – 6:06 PM, Nov 4
The awakening of Lord Vishnu on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 4:22 PM, Nov 27 – 1:34 PM
The wedding of Rama and Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami.
December 2022 Mangsir – Poush
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Yomari Punhi
Tithi 7:53 AM, Dec 7 – 9:38 AM, Dec 8
The Newar harvest full moon of Margashirsha, celebrated with sweet yomari dumplings.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.