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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 2040 opens in April during Bikram Sambat 2097 (Shrimukha) of the Hindu calendar.

April 2040

Bikram Sambat 2097 (Shrimukha)

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Festivals & Vrats in April 2040

  • Ghode Jatra

    Wednesday, 11 April 2040 Amavasya

    Tithi 8:06 PM, Apr 10 – 7:25 PM, Apr 11

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

  • Bisket Jatra

    Saturday, 14 April 2040 Tritiya

    Tithi 7:51 PM, Apr 13 – 8:55 PM, Apr 14

    Bhaktapur's chariot and pole festival welcoming the Nepali solar new year (Baishakh).

  • Chaite Dashain

    Friday, 20 April 2040 Ashtami

    Tithi 6:03 AM, Apr 19 – 8:15 AM

    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.