Patro (पात्रो) means "calendar" in Nepali, and refers specifically to the Bikram Sambat calendar used officially throughout Nepal. Unlike the Gregorian calendar most of the world uses, the Nepali Patro tracks important local festivals, holidays, and auspicious dates alongside the standard day-by-day structure, and its months don't align with English calendar months.

• The calendar opens showing the current Nepali month, with today's date highlighted.
• Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the previous or next Nepali month.
• Each date shows both the Nepali date and its corresponding English (AD) date for easy cross-reference.

Nepali months don't have fixed lengths the way Gregorian months do — Baishakh, Jestha, and other months vary between 29 and 32 days depending on the year, based on the calendar's lunar-solar calculation methods. This is why a printed or digital Nepali Patro can't be generated with a simple repeating pattern and instead relies on calculated or tabulated month lengths for each year.

Tracking Festivals and Holidays

Major Nepali festivals like Dashain, Tihar, and various regional and religious observances are set by the Bikram Sambat calendar, making a Nepali Patro essential for planning around them.

Cross-Referencing with the English Calendar

Since much of daily international business, education, and travel runs on the Gregorian calendar, seeing both dates side-by-side helps avoid confusion when scheduling across systems.

Fiscal Year Planning

Nepal's official fiscal year runs on the Bikram Sambat calendar, making a Patro useful for business and government financial planning.

What date range does this calendar cover?
This calendar supports Bikram Sambat years 1970 to 2090 (roughly AD 1913 to 2034).

Does this show festival dates?
This calendar currently shows the day-by-day BS/AD date mapping. Festival dates vary by lunar calculations and regional observance and aren't included in this version.