Eighth month in the Nepali calendar
Mangsir (Nepali: मङ्गसिर or मङ्सिर or मार्ग) is the eighth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with the mid-November to mid-December of the Gregorian calendar.
Important events during this month include:
- Mangshir purnima (Full Moon), Udhauli (public holiday), Chhath (it usually falls in Kartik but in 2015 it fell in Mangsir)
Months in the Nepali calendar
No.
|
Name
|
Nepali
|
Days
|
1
|
Baishakh
|
वैशाख
|
30 / 31
|
2
|
Jestha
|
जेठ or ज्येष्ठ
|
31 / 32
|
2
|
Ashadh
|
असार or आषाढ़
|
31 / 32
|
4
|
Shrawan
|
साउन or श्रावण
|
31 / 32
|
5
|
Bhadra
|
भदौ or भाद्रपद
|
31 / 32
|
6
|
Ashwin
|
असोज or आश्विन
|
30 / 31
|
7
|
Kartik
|
कात्तिक or कार्तिक
|
29 / 30
|
8
|
Mangsir
|
मंसिर or मार्गशीर्ष
|
29 / 30
|
9
|
Poush
|
पुष or पौष
|
29 / 30
|
10
|
Magh
|
माघ
|
29 / 30
|
11
|
Falgun
|
फागुन or फाल्गुण
|
29 / 30
|
12
|
Chaitra
|
चैत or चैत्र
|
30 / 31
|
References