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.
April 2026
Bikrami Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)
Nanakshahi 558
Chet – Vaisakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2026
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:55 AM, Apr 1 – 7:41 AM, Apr 2
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 6:55 AM, Apr 1 – 7:41 AM, Apr 2
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 6:55 AM, Apr 1 – 7:41 AM, Apr 2
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:55 AM, Apr 1 – 7:41 AM, Apr 2
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:55 AM, Apr 1 – 7:41 AM, Apr 2
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:56 AM, Apr 5 – 2:10 PM, Apr 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:21 PM, Apr 9 – 11:22 PM, Apr 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:18 AM, Apr 13 – 1:25 AM, Apr 14
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 1:10 AM, Apr 14 – 12:27 AM, Apr 15
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:14 AM, Apr 15 – 10:43 PM, Apr 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:33 PM, Apr 15 – 8:19 PM, Apr 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:14 PM, Apr 16 – 5:25 PM, Apr 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:14 PM, Apr 16 – 5:25 PM, Apr 17
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 8:14 PM, Apr 16 – 5:25 PM, Apr 17
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 5:24 PM, Apr 17 – 2:12 PM, Apr 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 2:12 PM, Apr 18 – 10:49 AM, Apr 19
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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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 2:12 PM, Apr 18 – 10:49 AM, Apr 19
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:27 AM, Apr 20 – 4:15 AM, Apr 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 10:48 PM, Apr 22 – 8:42 PM, Apr 23
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 8:47 PM, Apr 23 – 7:16 PM, Apr 24
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 7:18 PM, Apr 24 – 6:23 PM, Apr 25
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 6:04 PM, Apr 26 – 6:12 PM, Apr 27
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:50 PM, Apr 28 – 7:48 PM, Apr 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 7:50 PM, Apr 29 – 9:09 PM, Apr 30
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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.
