Tihar Countdown
तिहार काउन्टडाउन
Live countdown to Tihar and Bhai Tika with verified dates.
A live countdown to Bhai Tika, the main day of Tihar, with every day of the five-day festival in Nepali and Gregorian dates.
Full Tihar timetable
| Day | Nepali | Nepali date (BS) | Gregorian (AD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaag Tihar | काग तिहार | 2083/7/21 BS | Saturday, 7 November 2026 |
| Kukur Tihar | कुकुर तिहार | 2083/7/22 BS | Sunday, 8 November 2026 |
| Laxmi Puja | लक्ष्मी पूजा | 2083/7/22 BS | Sunday, 8 November 2026 |
| Gai Tihar | गाई तिहार | 2083/7/23 BS | Monday, 9 November 2026 |
| Goru Tihar / Mha Puja | गोरु तिहार / म्ह पूजा | 2083/7/24 BS | Tuesday, 10 November 2026 |
| Bhai Tika | भाई टीका | 2083/7/25 BS | Wednesday, 11 November 2026 |
About the Tihar countdown
Tihar (तिहार), also called Deepawali or Yamapanchak, is Nepal's festival of lights. It runs for five days and honours a different animal or deity each day — starting with crows and dogs, moving through cows and oxen, and finishing with Bhai Tika, when sisters apply a seven-coloured tika to their brothers. This page counts down live to Bhai Tika and lists every day of the festival in Nepali and Gregorian dates.
The five days of Tihar
The festival begins with Kaag Tihar, followed by Kukur Tihar and the main night of Laxmi Puja, then Gai Tihar, Goru Tihar with Mha Puja, and finally Bhai Tika. Homes and streets are lit with oil lamps on Laxmi Puja to welcome Goddess Laxmi, and Deusi–Bhailo groups go door to door singing traditional songs.
How these dates are chosen
Tihar dates follow the lunar Hindu calendar and are announced by the Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti (NPNS). We publish a date only after it has been verified against an official Nepali panchanga, and the countdown uses Nepal Standard Time (Asia/Kathmandu, UTC+5:45). In 2083 BS an extra intercalary month (Mala Maas) pushed Tihar later in the Gregorian year than usual.
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