Balinese saka calendar

Based on a lunar calendar, the saka year comprises twelve months, or sasih, of 30 days each.

[3] Note, however, that Nyepi falls on the first day of Kadasa, and that the years of the Saka era are counted from that date.

The Indian saka calendar was used for royal decrees as early as the ninth century CE.

[5] The Balinese Hindu festival of Nyepi, the day of silence, marks the start of the Saka year.

Tilem Kepitu, the last day of the 7th month, is known as Siva Ratri, and is a night dedicated to the god Shiva.