The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
Punjabi Jantri 1956 opens in May during Bikrami Samvat 2013 (Saumya) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1956
Bikrami Samvat 2013 (Saumya)
Nanakshahi 488
Vaisakh – Jeth
Festivals & Vrats in May 1956
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:20 PM, May 2 – 9:30 PM, May 3
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:02 AM, May 6 – 12:29 AM, May 7
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:48 PM, May 7 – 10:47 PM, May 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:37 PM, May 8 – 8:57 PM, May 9
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:51 PM, May 9 – 6:38 PM, May 10
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:51 PM, May 9 – 6:38 PM, May 10
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 8:51 PM, May 9 – 6:38 PM, May 10
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:36 PM, May 10 – 3:59 PM, May 11
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 3:59 PM, May 11 – 1:08 PM, May 12
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 1:08 PM, May 12 – 10:12 AM, May 13
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:10 AM, May 13 – 7:18 AM, May 14
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 1:59 AM, May 16 – 11:38 PM, May 16
Ganga Jayanti — the rebirth of the holy Ganga on Vaishakha Shukla Saptami, when the river emerged from sage Jahnu's ear; riverside baths and Ganga aarti are held.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:44 PM, May 16 – 9:45 PM, May 17
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 9:49 PM, May 17 – 8:16 PM, May 18
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:15 PM, May 19 – 6:37 PM, May 20
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:30 PM, May 21 – 6:48 PM, May 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 6:30 PM, May 21 – 6:48 PM, May 22
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 7:38 PM, May 23 – 8:50 PM, May 24
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:38 PM, May 23 – 8:50 PM, May 24
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 7:38 PM, May 23 – 8:50 PM, May 24
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 8:54 PM, May 24 – 10:30 PM, May 25
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:54 PM, May 24 – 10:30 PM, May 25
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:57 AM, May 28 – 5:22 AM, May 29
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Punjabi Jantri
The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
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