Jestha (Nepali calendar)

Jestha (Nepali: जेठ or जेष्ठ jyeṣṭh) is the second month in Bikram Samwat, the official Hindu Nepali calendar. This month starts from approximately April 15 to May 14 of the Gregorian calendar and is approximately 30 days long. The Bikram Sambat originated from the Jonish Samwat.

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

Months in Nepali calendar

No. (AD Month)	Name	Nepali	Days
1 (Apr-May)	Baishakh	वैशाख	31 / 32
2 (May-Jun)	Jestha	जेष्ठ	31 / 32
3 (Jun-Jul)	Ashadh	आषाढ़	31 / 32
4 (Jul-Aug)	Shrawan	श्रावण	31 / 32
5 (Aug-Sep)	Bhadau	भाद्र	31 / 32
6 (Sep-Oct)	Asoj or Ashwin	आश्विन	30 / 31
7 (Oct-Nov)	Kartik	कार्तिक	29 / 30
8 (Nov-Dec)	Mangsir	मार्गशीर्ष	29 / 30
9 (Dec-Jan)	Poush	पौष	29 / 30
10 (Jan-Feb)	Magh	माघ	29 / 30
11 (Feb-Mar)	Falgun	फाल्गुण	29 / 30
12 (Mar-Apr)	Chaitra	चैत्र	30 / 31

Months in Nepali calendar

See also