Nepali Calendar (Bikram Sambat) 2023
The Nepali festival calendar (Bikram Sambat). Nepali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2023 Poush – Magh
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Maghe Sankranti
Tithi 7:28 PM, Jan 14 – 7:52 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, the great winter festival of Nepal.
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Basanta Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
Tithi 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM, Jan 25
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
February 2023 Magh – Falgun
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 11:37 PM, Feb 17 – 8:05 PM, Feb 18
The great night of Lord Shiva, with the grand mela at Pashupatinath.
March 2023 Falgun – Chaitra
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Fagu Purnima (Holi)
Tithi 2:10 PM, Mar 5 – 4:18 PM, Mar 6
The festival of colours on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Ghode Jatra
Tithi 1:47 AM, Mar 21 – 10:47 PM, Mar 21
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 9:06 PM, Mar 29 – 11:28 PM
The lesser Dashain on Chaitra Shukla Navami, coinciding with Ram Navami.
April 2023 Chaitra – Baishakh
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Bisket Jatra
Tithi 1:35 AM, Apr 14 – 11:17 PM, Apr 14
Bhaktapur's chariot and pole festival welcoming the Nepali solar new year (Baishakh).
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Mata Tirtha Aunsi (Mother's Day)
Tithi 11:15 AM, Apr 19 – 9:42 AM
The Baishakh new-moon day honouring mothers, living and departed.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 8:13 AM, Apr 21 – 7:49 AM, Apr 22
An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
May 2023 Baishakh – Jestha
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Vijaya Dashami
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM, May 30
The tenth day of Dashain, when elders give tika and jamara.
July 2023 Ashadh – Shrawan
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 8:24 PM, Jul 2 – 5:12 PM, Jul 3
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2023 Shrawan – Bhadra
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Naag Panchami
Tithi 12:23 AM, Aug 21 – 2:09 AM, Aug 22
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Janai Purnima
Tithi 10:57 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
Hindus change the sacred thread (janai) and tie the raksha protection cord on Shravana Purnima.
September 2023 Bhadra – Ashwin
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 3:30 PM, Sep 6 – 4:11 PM, Sep 7
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Teej (Haritalika Teej) Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Sep 17 – 12:40 PM, Sep 18
Women fast for marital happiness on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 1:50 PM, Sep 19 – 2:18 PM, Sep 20
Women worship the seven sages the day after Teej, on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 10:19 PM, Sep 27 – 6:49 PM, Sep 28
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 29 – 12:20 PM, Sep 30
The sixteen days of offerings to the ancestors.
October 2023 Ashwin – Kartik
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Ghatasthapana (Dashain Begins)
Tithi 11:26 PM, Oct 14 – 12:39 AM, Oct 16
The first day of Bada Dashain, when the jamara is sown.
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Maha Ashtami / Maha Navami
Tithi 8:01 PM, Oct 22 – 5:47 PM, Oct 23
The climactic eighth and ninth days of Dashain.
November 2023 Kartik – Mangsir
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Tihar (Laxmi Puja)
Tithi 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The festival of lights (Yamapanchak) and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
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Haribodhini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:04 PM, Nov 22 – 9:01 PM, Nov 23
The awakening of Lord Vishnu on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi.
December 2023 Mangsir – Poush
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 8:00 PM, Dec 16 – 5:32 PM
The wedding of Rama and Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami.
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Yomari Punhi
Tithi 5:47 AM, Dec 26 – 5:51 AM, Dec 27
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.