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 2053 opens in January during Bikrami Samvat 2109 (Parthiva) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2053
Bikrami Samvat 2109 (Parthiva)
Nanakshahi 584
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in January 2053
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Dec 31 – 1:35 PM, Jan 1
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Dec 31 – 1:35 PM, Jan 1
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:23 AM, Jan 2 – 6:48 AM, Jan 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:02 AM, Jan 4 – 11:14 PM, Jan 4
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:02 AM, Jan 4 – 11:14 PM, Jan 4
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 3:02 AM, Jan 4 – 11:14 PM, Jan 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 full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:15 PM, Jan 4 – 7:37 PM, Jan 5
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 4:18 PM, Jan 6 – 1:46 PM, Jan 7
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:50 AM, Jan 11 – 12:25 PM, Jan 12
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 12:17 PM, Jan 12 – 2:23 PM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 2:20 PM, Jan 13 – 4:47 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:47 PM, Jan 14 – 7:23 PM, Jan 15
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:01 PM, Jan 16 – 12:31 AM, Jan 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:29 AM, Jan 18 – 2:48 AM, Jan 19
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:44 AM, Jan 19 – 4:48 AM, Jan 20
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 2:44 AM, Jan 19 – 4:48 AM, Jan 20
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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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:44 AM, Jan 19 – 4:48 AM, Jan 20
The Amavasya of silence on Magha Krishna Amavasya — a holy dip in the Ganga, quiet meditation and daan are kept to cleanse and steady the mind.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:42 AM, Jan 20 – 6:29 AM, Jan 21
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:46 AM, Jan 23 – 9:07 AM, Jan 24
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 8:46 AM, Jan 23 – 9:07 AM, Jan 24
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:03 AM, Jan 26 – 7:51 AM, Jan 27
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:54 AM, Jan 30 – 11:07 PM, Jan 30
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:54 PM, Jan 31 – 4:39 PM, Feb 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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.