Bikram Samvat (ISO: Bikrama Saṁvata; abbreviated VS and BS), also known as the Bikram Sambat in Nepal, is a Hindu calendar and official calendar of Nepal[1] historically used in South Asia and also still used in some northern states of India.[2][3] 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 (called Bikram Sambat in Nepal) calendar should not be confused with the Nepal Sambat, a much more recent innovation.
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