Punjabi Calendar 1974
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
March 1974
Nanakshahi 505 · Nanakshahi 506
Phagan – Chet
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 1974 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Punjabi Calendar lists 41 dates in 1974, opening with Sakat Chauth on 11 January and closing with Gita Jayanti on 25 December. Of these, 8 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 8 dates. The year runs through Nanakshahi 505 – 506. 1974 carries an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1974 Poh – Magh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan | Fri | Sakat Chauth Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
| 13 Jan | Sun |
Lohri The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti). |
Krishna Shashthi |
| 14 Jan | Mon |
Maghi (Makar Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept as Maghi. |
Krishna Saptami |
| 23 Jan | Wed | Mauni Amavasya Vrat | Krishna Amavasya |
| 28 Jan | Mon |
Basant Panchami
The kite-flying festival of spring and Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
February 1974 Magh – Phagan
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb | Wed |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 1974 Phagan – Chet
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar | Fri |
Holika Dahan The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 9 Mar | Sat |
Hola Mohalla The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 14 Mar | Thu | Sheetala Saptami Vrat | Krishna Shashthi |
| 24 Mar | Sun |
Chet Navratri
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 29 Mar | 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 |
April 1974 Chet – Vaisakh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Mon |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 6 Apr | Sat |
Hanuman Jayanti
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 14 Apr | Sun |
Vaisakhi The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti. |
Krishna Saptami |
| 28 Apr | 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 Saptami |
May 1974 Vaisakh – Jeth
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May | Tue | Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat | Krishna Amavasya |
| 30 May | Thu |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 31 May | Fri | Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
June 1974 Jeth – Harh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun | Tue |
Kabirdas Jayanti The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
July 1974 Harh – Sawan
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul | Sun |
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 Dwitiya |
| 22 Jul | Mon |
Teej (Teeyan) The Punjabi women's monsoon festival of swings and song on Shravana Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
August 1974 Sawan – Bhadon
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug | Sat |
Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri) Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 6 Aug | Tue |
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 |
| 11 Aug | Sun |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 12 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 1974 Bhadon – Assu
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | Tue |
Vishwakarma Puja Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 18 Sep | Wed | Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
October 1974 Assu – Katak
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Wed |
Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 16 Oct | Wed |
Sharad Navratri The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 Oct | Fri |
Dussehra The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 31 Oct | Thu |
Meerabai Jayanti The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
November 1974 Katak – Maghar
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | Sun | Karva Chauth Vrat | Krishna Chaturthi |
| 6 Nov | Wed | Ahoi Ashtami Vrat | Krishna Saptami |
| 11 Nov | Mon |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 13 Nov | Wed |
Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas) The festival of lights, also Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikh tradition. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 14 Nov | Thu |
Govardhan Puja / Annakut Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 15 Nov | Fri |
Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka) Sisters apply the tikka to their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 24 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 |
| 29 Nov | Fri |
Guru Nanak Jayanti The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Kartika Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1974 Maghar – Poh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 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 |
| 25 Dec | Wed |
Gita Jayanti The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed, on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
Months of the Punjabi Calendar in 1974
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 1974, covering Nanakshahi 505 – 506. 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 1974 | 13 Jan 1974 | 13 |
| Magh | 14 Jan 1974 | 12 Feb 1974 | 30 |
| Phagan | 13 Feb 1974 | 14 Mar 1974 | 30 |
| Chet | 15 Mar 1974 | 13 Apr 1974 | 30 |
| Vaisakh | 14 Apr 1974 | 14 May 1974 | 31 |
| Jeth | 15 May 1974 | 14 Jun 1974 | 31 |
| Harh | 15 Jun 1974 | 16 Jul 1974 | 32 |
| Sawan | 17 Jul 1974 | 16 Aug 1974 | 31 |
| Bhadon | 17 Aug 1974 | 16 Sep 1974 | 31 |
| Assu | 17 Sep 1974 | 17 Oct 1974 | 31 |
| Katak | 18 Oct 1974 | 16 Nov 1974 | 30 |
| Maghar | 17 Nov 1974 | 15 Dec 1974 | 29 |
| Poh part | 16 Dec 1974 | 31 Dec 1974 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1974
Beyond the dates the Punjabi Calendar lists, 1974 brought 4 eclipses - 2 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 Bhadrapada, running from 18 August 1974 to 16 September 1974. Basant Panchami fell on 28 January, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1973 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1974
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Punjabi date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 3:45 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kabirdas Jayanti | Jeth Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 20 Jun 10:17 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Harh Amavasya | Not visible |
| 29 Nov 8:43 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Guru Nanak Jayanti | Maghar Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 13 Dec 9:42 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Maghar Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1974
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 10:40 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Makara → Kumbha |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Vrishchika on 25 March 1974, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Punjabi Calendar 1974
How many festivals and vrats does the Punjabi Calendar list in 1974?
The Punjabi Calendar lists 41 dates in 1974, of which 8 are vrats. The first is Sakat Chauth on Friday, 11 January 1974, and the last is Gita Jayanti on Wednesday, 25 December 1974.
What are the main festival dates in the Punjabi Calendar for 1974?
The first major observances of 1974 are:
- Lohri - Sunday, 13 January 1974
- Maghi (Makar Sankranti) - Monday, 14 January 1974
- Basant Panchami - Monday, 28 January 1974
- Maha Shivaratri - Wednesday, 20 February 1974
- Holika Dahan - Friday, 8 March 1974
- Hola Mohalla - Saturday, 9 March 1974
Which month of 1974 has the most observances in the Punjabi Calendar?
November 1974 is the fullest month with 8 dates, including Karva Chauth, Ahoi Ashtami, Dhanteras, Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas), Govardhan Puja / Annakut, Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka), Kansa Vadh, Guru Nanak Jayanti.
Which traditional year does 1974 correspond to in the Punjabi Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1974 spans Nanakshahi 505 – 506. 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 1974 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1974 carried an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (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 1974 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1974?
1974 had 4 eclipses:
- 5 June 1974 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 20 June 1974 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 29 November 1974 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 13 December 1974 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
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 1974?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1974:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kumbha on 9 February 1974
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 1974?
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.
