Indian National Calendar or Hindu Calendar

The national calendar of India is based on the Saka calendar. It is based on Saka era. It is commonly known as ‘Saka Samvat’ or ‘Shalivahana Saka’. The Saka calendar is the historic Hindu calendar.

Gregorian Calendar

The Indian national calendar is the Solar calendar. It is used with the Gregorian calendar. In 1957 it was officially recognized as the National Calendar of India.

The Gregorian calendar has 12 months like January, February, … and December. Similarly, there are 12 months in the National calendar also. The first six months have 31 days each and the second six months have 30 days each. According to the Indian national calendar, Chaitra is the first month. Many festivals in India are celebrated according to this calendar. See the 12 months and number of days in each month of the Solar Calendar below:

Indian National Calendar consists of 365 days and 12 months. The first month of the National calendar always starts on the 21 st of March according to the Gregorian calendar. And if we subtract 78 from the current Gregorian year, we get the year of the Saka Calendar.

The Month of the National Indian Calendar:

Days of the Week