Mangsir Explained

Mangsir (Nepali: मङ्गसिर or मङ्सिर or मार्ग ) is the eighth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with the mid-November to mid-December of the Gregorian calendar.

Important events during this month include:

Mangshir purnima (Full Moon), Udhauli (public holiday), Chhath (it usually falls in Kartik but in 2015 it fell in Mangsir)

Months in the Nepali calendar

No.	Name	Nepali	Days
1	Baishakh	वैशाख	30 / 31
2	Jestha	जेठ or ज्येष्ठ	31 / 32
2	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

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