The Nepali Calendar is a traditional solar calendar used in 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...

 for both civil and religious purposes. The year begins in the month Baishakh; usually around 14 April.

The official Nepali Calendar follows Bikram Samwat

Bikram Samwat

Vikram Samvat is the calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya...

, abbreviated B.S. Nepal Sambat

Nepal Sambat

Nepal Sambat is the national lunar calendar of Nepal. It was used throughout Medieval Nepal, and into early modern Nepal, until Chandra Sumsher decided to remove it in BS 1960. It was started in 880 AD during the reign of King Raghav Dev to commemorate the payment of all the debts of Nepalese...

 the Calendar has its origins in Nepal and is followed by a group of people of Newar

Newar

The Newa , Newār or Newāl) are the indigenous people and the creators of the historical civilization of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. The valley and surrounding territory have been known from ancient times as Nepal Mandala, its limits ever changing through history.Newas have lived in the Kathmandu...

 origin. The Newa foundation aims to establish this calendar as an official Nepali calendar.

The current Nepali year is 2068. The B.S. year is 56.7 years ahead of the (western) Gregorian Calendar

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...

. The Gregorian year 2000 AD

Anno Domini

and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....

 began 17 Poush

Poush

Poush is the 9th month of both the Bangla calendar and the Nepali Calendar. It overlaps December and January of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first month of the winter season....

 2056 and ended 16 Poush

Poush

Poush is the 9th month of both the Bangla calendar and the Nepali Calendar. It overlaps December and January of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first month of the winter season....

 2057.

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/अगहन	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