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 2038 opens in April during Bikrami Samvat 2095 (Prajapati) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2038
Bikrami Samvat 2095 (Prajapati)
Nanakshahi 570
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2038
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:21 PM, Apr 1 – 5:28 PM, Apr 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:28 PM, Apr 2 – 7:46 PM, Apr 3
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:47 PM, Apr 3 – 10:12 PM, Apr 4
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:47 PM, Apr 3 – 10:12 PM, Apr 4
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 7:47 PM, Apr 3 – 10:12 PM, Apr 4
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 10:12 PM, Apr 4 – 12:41 AM, Apr 6
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:12 PM, Apr 4 – 12:41 AM, Apr 6
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:08 AM, Apr 7 – 5:33 AM, Apr 8
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:30 AM, Apr 8 – 7:46 AM, Apr 9
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 9:39 AM, Apr 10 – 10:47 AM, Apr 11
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 11:41 AM, Apr 12 – 11:25 AM, Apr 13
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, Apr 12 – 11:25 AM, Apr 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 11:39 AM, Apr 13 – 10:33 AM, Apr 14
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:11 AM, Apr 15 – 6:27 AM, Apr 16
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:25 AM, Apr 17 – 12:03 AM, Apr 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 8:04 PM, Apr 18 – 4:06 PM, Apr 19
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:04 PM, Apr 18 – 4:06 PM, Apr 19
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 8:04 PM, Apr 18 – 4:06 PM, Apr 19
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 8:04 PM, Apr 18 – 4:06 PM, Apr 19
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 4:03 PM, Apr 19 – 12:11 PM, Apr 20
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 5:23 AM, Apr 22 – 2:28 AM, Apr 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:33 PM, Apr 25 – 11:54 PM, Apr 26
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:04 AM, Apr 29 – 5:05 AM, Apr 30
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.