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.
January 2026
Bikrami Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta)
Nanakshahi 557
Poh – Magh
Festivals & Vrats in January 2026
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:48 AM, Jan 1 – 10:24 PM, Jan 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:51 PM, Jan 2 – 3:31 PM, Jan 3
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 6:51 PM, Jan 2 – 3:31 PM, Jan 3
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 6:51 PM, Jan 2 – 3:31 PM, Jan 3
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 3:26 PM, Jan 3 – 12:29 PM, Jan 4
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 9:36 AM, Jan 5 – 8:02 AM, Jan 6
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:12 AM, Jan 10 – 10:20 AM, Jan 11
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 12:41 PM, Jan 12 – 3:18 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 3:19 PM, Jan 13 – 5:53 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 3:19 PM, Jan 13 – 5:53 PM, Jan 14
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:18 PM, Jan 15 – 10:25 PM, Jan 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:23 PM, Jan 16 – 12:09 AM, Jan 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:05 AM, Jan 18 – 1:28 AM, Jan 19
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 12:05 AM, Jan 18 – 1:28 AM, Jan 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 new moon.
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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:05 AM, Jan 18 – 1:28 AM, Jan 19
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 1:22 AM, Jan 19 – 2:21 AM, Jan 20
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 2:48 AM, Jan 22 – 2:36 AM, Jan 23
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 2:29 AM, Jan 23 – 1:54 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 12:41 AM, Jan 25 – 11:16 PM, Jan 25
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 11:12 PM, Jan 25 – 9:22 PM, Jan 26
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:12 PM, Jan 25 – 9:22 PM, Jan 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:38 PM, Jan 28 – 1:55 PM, Jan 29
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:06 AM, Jan 30 – 8:26 AM, Jan 31
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.
Frequently asked questions about Punjabi Jantri
What is a Jantri?
The Punjabi almanac - janam-patri\'s cousin, the yearly reckoning of days, tithis, nakshatras, Sangrands and Gurpurabs used across Punjab. This page gives it in the Bikrami reckoning with the Nanakshahi year alongside.
What is a Sangrand?
The first day of the Punjabi solar month, when the Sun enters a new sign. Gurdwaras mark it with the reading of the Barah Maha from the Guru Granth Sahib, and the Jantri lists it for each of the twelve months from Chet to Phagan.
Why are two years shown?
Because both are in use. Bikrami is the older reckoning that the Jantri has always kept; Nanakshahi, counted from 1469, was adopted for Sikh dates and begins on 1 Chet. Almanacs print both so either can be quoted.
Why do some Gurpurab dates move from year to year?
Because the Nanakshahi calendar fixed several of them to solar dates while other jathebandis continue to keep them by the Bikrami lunar reckoning. Where your gurdwara announces a different date, follow that.
Does it show tithis as well as Sangrands?
Yes - each day carries its tithi and nakshatra alongside the solar date, so Puranmashi, Masya and the Panchmi days used for sangat and akhand path can be found directly. The Punjabi calendar gives the festival view of the same year.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
