Bikarmi Calendar

What is the Bikarmi calendar?

Bikarmi (also written Bikrami or Vikram Samvat) is the older solar year still used in Punjabi farming and folk calendars. The year number is 57 years ahead of the Gregorian year, so the current Bikarmi year is 2083. The year always starts on 15 April with the month of Vaisakh.

The months follow the sun. Each month begins on a set Gregorian date, so today's Bikarmi date stays easy to look up from year to year.

The 12 Bikarmi months

Each month is listed below with its Gregorian span in Bikarmi year 2083.

• Vaisakh - 31 days, 15 April to 15 May.
• Jeth - 31 days, 16 May to 15 June.
• Harh - 31 days, 16 June to 16 July.
• Sawan - 32 days, 17 July to 17 August.
• Bhadon - 31 days, 18 August to 17 September.
• Assu - 30 days, 18 September to 17 October.
• Katak - 30 days, 18 October to 16 November.
• Maghar - 30 days, 17 November to 16 December.
• Poh - 29 days, 17 December to 14 January.
• Magh - 29 days, 15 January to 12 February.
• Phaggan - 30 days, 13 February to 14 March.
• Chet - 31 days, 15 March to 14 April.

See today's date on the Bikarmi date today page, or convert any date with the Desi date converter.