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 2012 opens in April during Bikrami Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2012
Bikrami Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu)
Nanakshahi 544
Chet – Vaisakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2012
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Rama Navami
Tithi 1:53 PM, Mar 31 – 2:11 PM, Apr 1
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:54 PM, Apr 2 – 12:24 PM, Apr 3
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:32 AM, Apr 4 – 7:34 AM, Apr 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 4:20 AM, Apr 6 – 12:54 AM, Apr 7
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:20 AM, Apr 6 – 12:54 AM, Apr 7
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 4:20 AM, Apr 6 – 12:54 AM, Apr 7
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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 4:20 AM, Apr 6 – 12:54 AM, Apr 7
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:48 AM, Apr 7 – 9:09 PM, Apr 7
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 1:56 PM, Apr 9 – 10:57 AM, Apr 10
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:48 AM, Apr 13 – 3:42 AM, Apr 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 14 – 3:32 AM, Apr 15
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:11 AM, Apr 16 – 4:53 AM, Apr 17
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:21 AM, Apr 18 – 8:17 AM, Apr 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:11 AM, Apr 19 – 10:25 AM, Apr 20
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:21 AM, Apr 20 – 12:47 PM, Apr 21
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 10:21 AM, Apr 20 – 12:47 PM, Apr 21
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:21 AM, Apr 20 – 12:47 PM, Apr 21
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:21 AM, Apr 20 – 12:47 PM, Apr 21
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 3:21 PM, Apr 22 – 6:00 PM, Apr 23
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 6:01 PM, Apr 23 – 8:37 PM, Apr 24
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 8:37 PM, Apr 24 – 11:03 PM, Apr 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 2:31 AM, Apr 28 – 3:36 AM, Apr 29
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 3:20 AM, Apr 29 – 3:42 AM, Apr 30
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 3:23 AM, Apr 30 – 2:56 AM, May 1
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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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