Chaitra (Nepali calendar)
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Twelfth month in the Nepali calendar
Chaitra (Nepali: चैत्र) also known as Chait (Nepali: चैत) is the last (12th) month in the Bikram Sambat, 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:
- March 26: Chait 12, Chaite Dashain
- March 27: Chait 13, Ram Nawami
Months in Nepali calendar
[edit ]| 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 फाल्गुण | 29 / 30 |
| 12 | Chaitra | चैत or चैत्र | 30 / 31 |