Template:VS date/doc

Usage

This template displays dates in Vikrama Samvat (VS) calendar format in DD Month YYYY format following the Purnimanta system (Ujjain-based).

Syntax

{{VS date|date|month|VS year}}

Parameters

• 1 (required): Date number (1-30)
• 2 (required): Hindu month name
• 3 (required): Vikrama Samvat year (e.g., 2081, 2003)

Examples

• {{VS date|03|Magha|2081}} → 003 Magha 2081
• {{VS date|3|Magha|2081}} → 03 Magha 2081
• {{VS date|15|Kartika|2081}} → 15 Kartika 2081
• {{VS date|2|Shravana|2003}} → 02 Shravana 2003
• {{VS date|11|Ashadha|2081}} → 11 Ashadha 2081
• {{VS date|30|Magha|2081}} → 30 Magha 2081

Hindu Month Names (in order)

1. चैत्र (Chaitra)
2. वैशाख (Vaishakha)
3. ज्येष्ठ (Jyeshtha)
4. आषाढ (Ashadha)
5. श्रावण (Shravana)
6. भाद्रपद (Bhadrapada)
7. आश्विन (Ashvina)
8. कार्तिक (Kartika)
9. मार्गशीर्ष (Margashirsha)
10. पौष (Pausha)
11. माघ (Magha)
12. फाल्गुन (Phalguna)

Date Numbers

Shukla Paksha (Bright Fortnight)

• 1-15: प्रतिपदा to पूर्णिमा (Pratipada to Purnima)

Krishna Paksha (Dark Fortnight)

• 16-30: प्रतिपदा to अमावस्या (Pratipada to Amavasya)

Calendar System

This template follows the Purnimanta system (पूर्णिमान्त पद्धति), which is the Ujjain-based tradition where:

• Each month begins the day after Purnima (full moon) and ends on the next Purnima
• Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) comes first, followed by Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight)
• This system is widely used in North and West India and is the traditional system of Vikrama Samvat

Note: This differs from the Amanta system used in South India where months begin after Amavasya (new moon).

Notes

• All three parameters are mandatory
• Parameter order: date, month, year
• Enter the Vikrama Samvat year directly (not CE year)
• Date should be a number from 1 to 30
• Dates 1-9 are automatically zero-padded (01, 02, 03, etc.)
• Output format: DD Month YYYY (e.g., 03 माघ 2081)

Year Conversion

To convert from CE to VS: Add 56-57 years

• 2025 CE = 2081-2082 VS
• 1947 CE = 2003-2004 VS