The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 1993 opens in January during Nanakshahi 524 of the Hindu calendar.
January 1993
Nanakshahi 524
Poh – Magh
Festivals & Vrats in January 1993
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 12:01 PM, Jan 10 – 8:51 AM, Jan 11
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Lohri
Tithi 2:53 AM – 12:16 AM, Jan 14
The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti).
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Maghi (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 12:22 AM – 10:14 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept as Maghi.
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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Jan 21 – 11:52 PM, Jan 22
The Amavasya of silence on Magha Krishna Amavasya — a holy dip in the Ganga, quiet meditation and daan are kept to cleanse and steady the mind.
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Basant Panchami
Tithi 6:41 AM, Jan 26 – 9:17 AM, Jan 27
The kite-flying festival of spring and Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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.