Punjabi Calendar 1964
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 1964
Nanakshahi 495
Poh – Magh
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.
Punjabi Calendar 1964 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Punjabi Calendar lists 38 dates in 1964, opening with Sakat Chauth on 2 January and closing with Gita Jayanti on 15 December. Of these, 8 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through Nanakshahi 495 – 496. 1964 carries an Adhik Maas (Chaitra (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1964 Poh – Magh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan | Thu | Sakat Chauth Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
| 13 Jan | Mon |
Lohri The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti). |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 14 Jan | Tue | Mauni Amavasya Vrat | Krishna Amavasya |
| 19 Jan | Sun |
Basant Panchami
The kite-flying festival of spring and Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
February 1964 Magh – Phagan
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Tue |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 27 Feb | Thu |
Holika Dahan The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 28 Feb | Fri |
Hola Mohalla The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi. |
Krishna Pratipada |
March 1964 Phagan – Chet
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar | Thu | Sheetala Saptami Vrat | Krishna Saptami |
April 1964 Chet – Vaisakh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Mon |
Vaisakhi The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 17 Apr | Fri |
Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti) The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 20 Apr | Mon |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 26 Apr | Sun |
Hanuman Jayanti
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra. |
Shukla Purnima |
May 1964 Vaisakh – Jeth
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Sun |
Ganga Saptami 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. |
Shukla Shashthi |
June 1964 Jeth – Harh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun | Tue | Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 19 Jun | Fri |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 20 Jun | Sat | Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 24 Jun | Wed |
Kabirdas Jayanti The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1964 Sawan – Bhadon
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | Mon |
Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej) On Shravana Shukla Tritiya women celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati with swings, songs and green attire; in Rajasthan it is Chhoti Teej, marked by the royal Teej Mata procession through Jaipur. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 23 Aug | Sun |
Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri) Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Aug | Wed |
Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon. |
Krishna Tritiya |
| 30 Aug | Sun |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 31 Aug | Mon |
Goga Navami (Gogaji) On Bhadrapada Krishna Navami the folk snake-deity Gogaji (Goga Maharaj) is worshipped for protection from snakes; the great Gogamedi fair is held at his shrine in Rajasthan. |
Krishna Navami |
September 1964 Bhadon – Assu
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep | Wed | Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 16 Sep | Wed |
Vishwakarma Puja Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 22 Sep | Tue |
Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 1964 Assu – Katak
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct | Tue |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 16 Oct | Fri |
Dussehra The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 21 Oct | Wed |
Meerabai Jayanti The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 24 Oct | Sat | Karva Chauth Vrat | Krishna Chaturthi |
| 27 Oct | Tue | Ahoi Ashtami Vrat | Krishna Saptami |
November 1964 Katak – Maghar
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Sun |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 3 Nov | Tue |
Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas) The festival of lights, also Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikh tradition. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 4 Nov | Wed |
Govardhan Puja / Annakut Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 6 Nov | Fri |
Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka) Sisters apply the tikka to their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 15 Nov | Sun |
Kansa Vadh Krishna's slaying of the tyrant Kansa is celebrated on Kartik Shukla Dashami, with processions and re-enactments in Mathura. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 19 Nov | Thu |
Guru Nanak Jayanti The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Kartika Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1964 Maghar – Poh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec | Wed |
Vivah Panchami The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 15 Dec | Tue |
Gita Jayanti The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed, on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
Months of the Punjabi Calendar in 1964
The Punjabi Calendar does not begin its year on 1 January, so each of its months straddles two Gregorian ones. These are the months that ran through 1964, covering Nanakshahi 495 – 496. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poh part | 1 Jan 1964 | 14 Jan 1964 | 14 |
| Magh | 15 Jan 1964 | 12 Feb 1964 | 29 |
| Phagan | 13 Feb 1964 | 13 Mar 1964 | 30 |
| Chet | 14 Mar 1964 | 13 Apr 1964 | 31 |
| Vaisakh | 14 Apr 1964 | 14 May 1964 | 31 |
| Jeth | 15 May 1964 | 14 Jun 1964 | 31 |
| Harh | 15 Jun 1964 | 15 Jul 1964 | 31 |
| Sawan | 16 Jul 1964 | 16 Aug 1964 | 32 |
| Bhadon | 17 Aug 1964 | 16 Sep 1964 | 31 |
| Assu | 17 Sep 1964 | 16 Oct 1964 | 30 |
| Katak | 17 Oct 1964 | 15 Nov 1964 | 30 |
| Maghar | 16 Nov 1964 | 15 Dec 1964 | 30 |
| Poh part | 16 Dec 1964 | 31 Dec 1964 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1964
Beyond the dates the Punjabi Calendar lists, 1964 brought 6 eclipses - 4 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Chaitra, running from 15 March 1964 to 12 April 1964. Basant Panchami fell on 19 January, 10 days earlier in the year than in 1963 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1964
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Punjabi date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1:59 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Lohri | Magh Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 10 Jun 10:03 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Jeth Amavasya | Not visible |
| 25 Jun 6:36 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kabirdas Jayanti | Harh Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 9 Jul 4:47 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Harh Amavasya | Not visible |
| 4 Dec 7:01 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Maghar Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 19 Dec 8:07 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Poh Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1964
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 7:40 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Makara → Kumbha |
| 15 Mar 2:40 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Meena → Mesha |
| 3 Aug 10:40 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mesha → Vrishabha |
| 27 Oct 12:00 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishabha → Mesha re-entry while retrograde |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Vrishabha on 6 December 1964, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Punjabi Calendar 1964
How many festivals and vrats does the Punjabi Calendar list in 1964?
The Punjabi Calendar lists 38 dates in 1964, of which 8 are vrats. The first is Sakat Chauth on Thursday, 2 January 1964, and the last is Gita Jayanti on Tuesday, 15 December 1964.
What are the main festival dates in the Punjabi Calendar for 1964?
The first major observances of 1964 are:
- Lohri - Monday, 13 January 1964
- Basant Panchami - Sunday, 19 January 1964
- Maha Shivaratri - Tuesday, 11 February 1964
- Holika Dahan - Thursday, 27 February 1964
- Hola Mohalla - Friday, 28 February 1964
- Vaisakhi - Monday, 13 April 1964
Which month of 1964 has the most observances in the Punjabi Calendar?
November 1964 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas), Govardhan Puja / Annakut, Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka), Kansa Vadh, Guru Nanak Jayanti.
Which traditional year does 1964 correspond to in the Punjabi Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1964 spans Nanakshahi 495 – 496. The traditional year does not begin on 1 January, so one Gregorian year usually covers the end of one era year and the start of the next.
Did 1964 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1964 carried an Adhik Maas (Chaitra (Adhik)), the extra lunar month inserted roughly every third year to keep the lunar calendar in step with the solar one. Festivals falling after it shift later in the Gregorian year, which is why 1964 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1964?
1964 had 6 eclipses:
- 15 January 1964 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 10 June 1964 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 25 June 1964 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 9 July 1964 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 4 December 1964 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 19 December 1964 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 2 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1964?
Yes - 4 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1964:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Kumbha on 27 January 1964
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Mesha on 15 March 1964
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishabha on 3 August 1964
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Mesha on 27 October 1964, moving retrograde
Jupiter takes about a year to cross one sign and Saturn about two and a half, so these transits colour the whole year rather than a single week.
How do I see the tithi and nakshatra for a specific date in 1964?
Use the month grid above: pick a month from the selector, then tap any day to open its full panchang - tithi with start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Set your city in the box at the top first, because these timings are sunrise-based and shift with location. The Punjabi Calendar opens on the current month.
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.
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.
