Balinese Calendar System
Ceremonies and annual temple anniversary in Bali occur according on Balinese calendar system, the saka year or twelve lunar months and a pawukon year of 210 days. The twelve lunar month calendar system or Sasih, each month begin on the day after a new moon (tilem), the full month is in the middle of each month.
Bali calendar
People determine the proper dates for a busy schedule of temple anniversaries, or even the time to make a house, to begin the work in farm, to make fishing net, get married, etc. This calendar system is not parallel to the western Gregorian calendar, so almost all the date for temple anniversary or any other ceremony will change from month to month and year to year in this calendar.
Balinese official calendar published in Bali since 1950 combines Balinese calendrical system with those of the Chinese, Moslem and Christian communities. Nyepi day (the day of silence is based on Lunar Calendar, occur every year but still based on the cycles of the moon, so the dates of Nyepi day will not the same year to year, if you look at to Gregorian calendar system.
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13 Responses to “Balinese Calendar System”
March 13th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
I will be in Bali 01 April / 05 April 2007.
Are tehre any cremation ceremonies happening at that time
Wayne
March 14th, 2007 at 2:26 am
Wayne,
The cremation ceremonial is an independent ceremonial, you cannot find it in Balinese Calendar. But usually cremation takes auspicious date from Balinese Calendar. If you are lucky (if there someone die ; ) — ) there might be (during 01 - 05 of April) cremation ceremonial happening.
Don’t worry, if I find information I will inform you.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:55 am
I was born in 1977 in Balinese calendar
the day was Sabtu Umanis Sungsang, My question is could you help me what date exactly it was ?
Thank you so much !
Gustu
March 27th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
#Gustu
I have found that your birthday in Sabtu Umanis Sungsang is equal of date January 1st 1977, and it was only a few days before the Galungan at that year. Hopely this information is helpful for you.
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dee of dee-bali.com
April 6th, 2007 at 1:53 am
Where can you buy Balinese calendars?
Have you heard of something called “Kalender 301 Tahun”? I would like to get one on my next trip to Bali.
April 6th, 2007 at 2:36 am
#Mike,
Balinese Calendar are used to be sell in Book Store during a month before the new year. But not sure if still available now …
Kalendar 301 Tahun? … hmm never heard, but that is sound interesting, I will find out in my next visit to Book store.
dee of dee-bali.com
April 6th, 2007 at 2:49 am
It is mentioned in Eiseman’s book. Published in Jakarta and it is written in Bahasa Indonesia. It has Balinese 5 and 7 day weeks as well so that you can work back to your birthday and find out what day you were born on the Balinese calendar.
April 6th, 2007 at 3:30 am
oh .. good book! how can missed it? Thanks alot Mike, you know, in Bali the biggest and best bookstore is Periplus and Gramedia, I might have to check on both and will inform you.
April 6th, 2007 at 3:37 am
Look in Eiseman vol 1 p214
July 30th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Dee, do you know where to get Software of Kalendar Bali? Thx
August 1st, 2008 at 5:50 am
#suradarma,
Wah sorry, sampai saat ini saya belum pernah lihat software untuk Bali kalendar. Mudah2an suatu saat ada yang mau bikin software seperti itu.
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dee
August 4th, 2008 at 12:41 am
sudah ada kok dee tapi semua online, aku cari nya yg offline ini yg belum dapat. kunjungi www.kalenderbali.org, www.babadbali.com, dll
September 24th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Hi. I’d like to find out about auspicious days for ceremonies during our upcoming visit to Bali in April 2009. How can I do that?
Thanks.