Kartik (Nepali calendar)
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Kartik (Nepali: कार्तिक) is the seventh month in the Vikram Samvat, the official Calendar for Nepalese. This month usually starts on 18 October until 16 November. This month is mostly 30 days long. Kartik is also known as the month of festivals because two major festivals, Dashain and Tihar, usually falls in this month.
Months in the Nepali calendar
No. | Name | Nepali | Days |
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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 |