Jestha (Nepali calendar)

Jestha (Nepali: जेठ or ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭh) is the second month in Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month starts with May 15 to 14 June of the Western calendar and is 30 days long. The Bikram Sambat originated from the Vikram Samwat.

This month was initially identical to second of Indian calendar month Jyeshta or Bengali calendar month Joishtho, however due to regional pronunciation it differed later. The name is derived from the Bikram Sambat calendar

Months in Nepali calendar

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 फाल्गुन	29 / 30
12	Chaitra	चैत or चैत्र	30 / 31

See also

• Vikram Samvat