The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1981 opens in April during Nanakshahi 513 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1981
Nanakshahi 513
Chet – Vaisakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 1981
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Chet Navratri
Tithi 1:49 AM – 10:08 PM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 8:28 AM, Apr 9 – 6:37 AM, Apr 10
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 4:22 AM, Apr 12 – 3:59 AM, Apr 13
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 4:48 AM, Apr 14 – 5:39 AM, Apr 15
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 11:11 AM, Apr 18 – 1:28 PM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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.
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 this year and the next.