Vikram Samvat (ISO: Vikrama Saṁvata; abbreviated VS), also known as the Bikram Sambat B.S. is a national Hindu calendar of Nepal historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still also used in several Indian states.[1][2] It is a solar calendar, using twelve to thirteen lunar months each solar sidereal years. The year count of the Vikram Samvat calendar is usually 57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar, except during January to April, when it is ahead by 56 years.
The Vikram Samvat calendar (also called Bikram Sambat in Nepali) should not be confused with the Nepal Sambat, a much more recent innovation.
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