Kartik (Nepali calendar)

Kartik (Template:Lang-ne) is the seventh month in the Bikram Sambat, the official Calendar for Nepalese. This month usually starts in 18 October till 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 Nepali calendar

No.	Name	Nepali	Days
1	Baishakh	वैशाख	30 / 31
2	Jestha	जेठ or ज्येष्ठ	31 / 32
3	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 फाल्गुन	29 / 30
12	Chaitra	चैत or चैत्र	30 / 31

See also

• Vikram Samvat