About the calendar
The Nepali calendar, known as Bikram Sambat (B.S.), is the official calendar of Nepal - a lunisolar calendar that runs 56 years and 8.5 months ahead of the Gregorian calendar (A.D.). The exact offset shifts slightly depending on the date, since the Nepali New Year begins in mid-April rather than January 1.
Widely used for festivals, cultural events, and official purposes, it's deeply tied to religious and seasonal practices. Nepal adopts it as the national standard, and similar variations are also observed in parts of India and neighbouring regions. Browse festival dates, check aja kati gate, or convert to the Gregorian calendar using the tools above.
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बिदा marks official public holidays gazetted by the Government of Nepal - the days off. सामुदायिक marks community and religious observances tied to a specific group or festival that aren't a nationwide holiday, but are still worth knowing about. Both are shown right on the date, so you never have to guess.
Click or tap any date on the calendar to open a detailed view with the full Bikram Sambat and Gregorian date, the weekday, and every holiday or event on that day - handy when a cell has more going on than the compact grid view can show.
Most Nepali calendar sites bury the date under ads, pop-ups, and news feeds. Patro believes a calendar should work like a calendar, not a news portal - so it stays a fast, clutter-free Bikram Sambat calendar and BS⇄AD date converter, built for Nepalis checking aja kati gate or planning around festivals, whether at home in Nepal or abroad.
Yes - the tithi-based date of birth finder takes a remembered tithi, paksha, and approximate month/year and returns the matching Bikram Sambat and Gregorian date candidates, using real astronomical tithi data.