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Magh is the tenth month in Bikram Sambat

Nepali calendar

The Nepali Calendar is a traditional solar calendar used in Nepal for both civil and religious purposes. The year begins in the month Baishakh; usually around 14 April....

or B.S., the official and Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

religious calendar of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. This month approximately coincides with January 15 to February 12 of the Gregorian

Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...

(western) calendar and is 29 days long.

Important religious holidays:

Magh 1, Maghe Sankranti
Maghe sankranti
Maghe sankranti is a Nepalese festival observed on the first of Magh in the Bikram Samwat Nepali calendar bringing an end to the ill-omened month of Poush when all religious ceremonies are forbidden. Maghe Sakranti is the Nepalese version of the Indian Makar Sankranti. On this day, the sun is...

, also see Makar Sankranti
Magh 9, Basant Panchami
Vasant Panchami
Vasant Panchami , sometimes referred to as Vasant Panchami or Shree Panchami , is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and art. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the Indian month Magh , the first day of spring...

Months in Nepali Calendar

No.	Name	Nepali Nepali language Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...	Days
1	Baishākh Baishakh (Nepali calendar) Baishakh is the First month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with April 14 to May 14 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long.Important Events during this month:April 14: Baishakh 1, New Year...	बैशाख	30 / 31
2	Jeṭha Jetha (Nepali calendar) Jetha is the second month in Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month starts with May 15 to 14 June of the Western calendar and is 30 days long. The Bikram Sambat originated from the Vikram Samwat....	जेष्ठ or जेठ	31 / 32
3	Asār Asar (Nepali calendar) Asar also called Aashadh is the third month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with June 15 to July 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 or 32 long.-Months in Nepali Calendar:-References:...	आषाढ or असार	31 / 32
4	Sāun Saaun (Nepali calendar) Saaun also called Shrawan is the fourth and the last month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with July 17 to August 16 of the Western calendar and is 31 days long.-Months in Nepali Calendar:...	श्रावण or साउन	31 / 32
5	Bhadau Bhadau (Nepali calendar) Bhadau also called Bhadra is the fifth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with Auguar 17 to September 16 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long....	भाद्र or भदौ	31 / 32
6	Asoj Asoj (Nepali calendar) Asoj also called Ashwin is the sixth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with September 17 to October 17 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long....	आश्विन or असोज	30 / 31
7	Kartik Kartika (Nepali calendar) Kartika is the seventh month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Calendar for Nepalese. This month usually starts in 18th October till 16th November. This month usually has 30 days.Kartika is also known as the month of festivals because two major festivals, Dashain and Tihar, usually falls in this...	कार्तिक	29 / 30
8	Mangsir	मार्ग or मंसिर	29 / 30
9	Push	पौष or पुष/पूस	29 / 30
10	Magh Magh (Nepali calendar) Magh is the tenth month in Bikram Sambat or B.S., the official and Hindu religious calendar of Nepal. This month approximately coincides with January 15 to February 12 of the Gregorian calendar and is 29 days long.Important religious holidays:...	माघ	29 / 30
11	Falgun Falgun Falgun is the eleventh month in the नेपाली Nepali calendar বঙ্গাব্দ Bangla Calendar and the Bikram Sambat. This also marks the arrival of spring,the sixth and final season in Nepal and Bangladesh...	फाल्गुन or फागुन	29 / 30
12	Chaitra Chait (Nepali calendar) Chait also called Chaitra is the twelfth and the last month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with March 15 to April 13 of the Western calendar and is 30 days long.Important Events during this month:...	चैत्र or चैत	30 / 31

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