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.

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 converter

Convert between the Gregorian (CE) calendar and the traditional Hindu/Nepali Vikram Samvat (VS) calendar in either direction. Vikram Samvat runs about 56–57 years ahead of CE, with its new year beginning in spring (around mid-April), so the tool applies the correct +56 or +57 offset based on the month and day you enter.

The year-level conversion is exact, and the result shows which offset was used. It is privacy-first: everything runs in your browser and your date is never sent anywhere. For precise lunisolar day-level festival dates, consult a panchang.