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Punjabi Calendar

The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Punjabi 1956 opens in April during Nanakshahi 488 of the Hindu calendar.

April 1956

Nanakshahi 488

Chet – Vaisakh

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Festivals & Vrats in April 1956

  • Sheetala Saptami Vrat

    Monday, 2 April 1956 Saptami

    Tithi 9:49 PM, Apr 1 – 12:15 AM, Apr 3

    On Chaitra Krishna Saptami, the day before Basoda, Goddess Sheetala is worshipped and the next day's cold food is cooked, praying for protection from pox and disease.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Food →

  • Chet Navratri

    Thursday, 12 April 1956 Pratipada

    Tithi 8:19 AM, Apr 11 – 6:40 AM

    The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.

    Vrat Vidhi →

  • Vaisakhi

    Friday, 13 April 1956 Tritiya

    Tithi 4:53 AM, Apr 13 – 2:57 AM, Apr 14

    The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.

  • Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)

    Monday, 16 April 1956 Shashthi

    Tithi 10:28 PM, Apr 15 – 8:14 PM, Apr 16

    The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.

  • Ram Navami

    Thursday, 19 April 1956 Navami

    Tithi 3:53 PM, Apr 18 – 1:53 PM, Apr 19

    The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.

  • Hanuman Jayanti

    Wednesday, 25 April 1956 Purnima

    Tithi 7:05 AM, Apr 24 – 7:10 AM

    The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.

    Puja Vidhi →

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 Calendar

The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

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