Punjabi
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 1996 opens in November during Nanakshahi 528 of the Hindu calendar.

November 1996

Nanakshahi 528

Katak – Maghar

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Festivals & Vrats in November 1996

  • Ahoi Ashtami Vrat

    Sunday, 3 November 1996 Ashtami

    Tithi 12:04 AM, Nov 3 – 2:35 AM, Nov 4

    On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Food →

  • Dhanteras

    Friday, 8 November 1996 Dwadashi

    Tithi 9:24 AM, Nov 7 – 10:19 AM, Nov 8

    The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth.

    Gallery →

  • Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas)

    Sunday, 10 November 1996 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 11:01 AM, Nov 9 – 10:36 AM, Nov 10

    The festival of lights, also Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikh tradition.

    Gallery →

  • Govardhan Puja / Annakut

    Monday, 11 November 1996 Amavasya

    Tithi 10:48 AM, Nov 10 – 9:46 AM, Nov 11

    Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.

    Gallery →

  • Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka)

    Tuesday, 12 November 1996 Pratipada

    Tithi 9:57 AM, Nov 11 – 8:25 AM, Nov 12

    Sisters apply the tikka to their brothers two days after Diwali.

  • Kansa Vadh

    Wednesday, 20 November 1996 Dashami

    Tithi 3:45 PM, Nov 19 – 2:07 PM, Nov 20

    Krishna's slaying of the tyrant Kansa is celebrated on Kartik Shukla Dashami, with processions and re-enactments in Mathura.

  • Guru Nanak Jayanti

    Monday, 25 November 1996 Purnima

    Tithi 9:43 AM, Nov 24 – 9:39 AM, Nov 25

    The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Kartika Purnima.

    Gallery →

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.