Assamese calendar

The Assamese Calendar (Assamese: ভাস্কৰাব্দ, lit.'Bhāskarābda') is a Lunisolar calendar, followed in the Indian state of Assam. The New Year in the Assamese calendar is known as Bohag Bihu. The calendar is counted from the date of the ascension of Kumar Bhashkar Barman to the throne of Kamarupa. It differs 593 years with Gregorian calendar.[1]

Months

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Assamese nameRomanisedSanskrit nameGregorianNo. of days
ব’হাগBöhagVaiśākhaApril-May31
জেঠZethJyeṣṭhaMay-June31
আহাৰAharĀṣāḍhaJune-July32
শাওণXaünŚrāvaṇaJuly-August31
ভাদBhadoBhādrapadaAugust-September31
আহিনAhinAśvinaSeptember-October31
কাতিKatiKārtikaOctober-November30
আঘোণAghünMārgaśīrṣa/AgrahayanaNovember-December29
পুহPuhPauśaDecember-January29
মাঘMaghMāghaJanuary-February30
ফাগুনFagunPhālgunaFebruary-March30
চ’তSötCaitraMarch-April30

Days

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The Assamese Calendar incorporates the seven-day week as used by many other calendars.

দেওবাৰDeübarSunSundayRavivāsara
সোমবাৰXümbarSoma/MoonMondaySomavāsara
মঙলবাৰMoṅolbarMangala/MarsTuesdayMaṅgalavāsara
বুধবাৰBudhbarBudha/MercuryWednesdayBudhavāsara
বৃহস্পতিবাৰBrihospotibarBrihaspati/JupiterThursdayBrhaspativāsara
শুকুৰবাৰXukurbarShukra/VenusFridayŚukravāsara
শনিবাৰXonibarShani/SaturnSaturdayŚanivāsara

See also

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References

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