Why is the offset sometimes 56 and sometimes 57 years?

The Vikram Samvat new year begins in spring (around mid-April). Dates before that new year use a +56 offset and dates on or after it use +57, so the month and day matter, not just the year.

What is the Vikram Samvat epoch?

Vikram Samvat counts from 57 BCE, traditionally tied to King Vikramaditya. Because the epoch sits 56–57 years before the Common Era, VS years run that much ahead of CE.

When does the Vikram Samvat new year fall?

It begins in spring — around 14 April (Mesha Sankranti / Nepali Baisakh 1). The tool uses this fixed boundary to decide whether a date takes the +56 or +57 offset, which is correct to the year.

Is Vikram Samvat the same as Bikram Sambat?

Yes — Bikram Sambat is the Nepali name for the same calendar and is Nepal's official calendar. The numbers and offsets are identical.

How do I convert a VS year back to CE?

Subtract the offset: CE = VS − 56 for dates before the spring new year, or VS − 57 on or after it. Switch the direction selector and the tool does this for you.

How accurate is the conversion?

The year-level conversion is exact when you provide the month and day, because it applies the correct spring new-year boundary. Vikram Samvat is lunisolar, so individual month and day lengths differ from the Gregorian calendar — for exact festival days consult a panchang.

Is anything I enter sent anywhere?

No. This tool is privacy-first — the conversion runs locally in your browser and nothing leaves your device.

Vikram Samvat Converter

Vikram Samvat (विक्रम संवत्), called Bikram Sambat in Nepal where it is the official calendar, is a traditional Hindu lunisolar calendar whose epoch lies 57 BCE. As a result it runs roughly 56–57 years ahead of the Gregorian (CE) calendar. This converter translates a date in either direction and tells you exactly which offset it applied.

How it works

The trick is that the Vikram Samvat year does not start on 1 January — it begins in spring, around 14 April (Mesha Sankranti / Baisakh 1). The tool uses that fixed boundary:

A Gregorian date before the spring new year (1 January to about 13 April) is still in the previous VS year, so it takes the +56 offset.
A date on or after the new year (about 14 April to 31 December) takes +57.

VS = CE + 56 or CE + 57 accordingly; the reverse conversion subtracts the same offset. Because the month and day decide the boundary, year-level accuracy is exact.

Example

Gregorian date	Offset	Vikram Samvat
1 January 2026	+56	2082 VS
14 April 2026	+57	2083 VS
1 December 2026	+57	2083 VS

So 1 January 2026 is still 2082 VS (before the new year), while from mid-April 2026 onward it becomes 2083 VS. The result panel shows which offset was used. Everything runs in your browser and your date is never sent anywhere — for precise lunisolar day-level festival dates, consult a panchang.