Punjabi Calendar 1997
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 1997
Nanakshahi 528
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 1997 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Punjabi Calendar lists 40 dates in 1997, opening with Lohri on 13 January and closing with Gita Jayanti on 10 December. Of these, 8 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 8 dates. The year runs through Nanakshahi 528 – 529.
January 1997 Poh – Magh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Mon |
Lohri The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti). |
Shukla Panchami |
| 14 Jan | Tue |
Maghi (Makar Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept as Maghi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 27 Jan | Mon | Sakat Chauth Vrat | Krishna Chaturthi |
February 1997 Magh – Phagan
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb | Fri | Mauni Amavasya Vrat | Krishna Amavasya |
| 11 Feb | Tue |
Basant Panchami
The kite-flying festival of spring and Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
March 1997 Phagan – Chet
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar | Fri |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 23 Mar | Sun |
Holika Dahan The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 25 Mar | Tue |
Hola Mohalla The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 31 Mar | Mon | Sheetala Saptami Vrat | Krishna Saptami |
April 1997 Chet – Vaisakh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Tue |
Chet Navratri
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 Apr | Sun |
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 |
| 14 Apr | Mon |
Vaisakhi The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 15 Apr | Tue |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 22 Apr | Tue |
Hanuman Jayanti
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra. |
Shukla Purnima |
May 1997 Vaisakh – Jeth
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | Tue |
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 |
June 1997 Jeth – Harh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun | Wed | Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 15 Jun | Sun |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 16 Jun | Mon | Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 20 Jun | Fri |
Kabirdas Jayanti The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1997 Sawan – Bhadon
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug | Wed |
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 |
| 18 Aug | Mon |
Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri) Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 20 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 Dwitiya |
| 25 Aug | Mon |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 26 Aug | Tue |
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 1997 Bhadon – Assu
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep | Fri | Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 16 Sep | Tue |
Vishwakarma Puja Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 17 Sep | Wed |
Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 1997 Assu – Katak
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Thu |
Sharad Navratri The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 11 Oct | Sat |
Dussehra The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 16 Oct | Thu |
Meerabai Jayanti The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 19 Oct | Sun | Karva Chauth Vrat | Krishna Chaturthi |
| 23 Oct | Thu | Ahoi Ashtami Vrat | Krishna Ashtami |
| 28 Oct | Tue |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 30 Oct | Thu |
Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas) The festival of lights, also Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikh tradition. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 31 Oct | Fri |
Govardhan Puja / Annakut Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity. |
Krishna Amavasya |
November 1997 Katak – Maghar
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Sun |
Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka) Sisters apply the tikka to their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 10 Nov | Mon |
Kansa Vadh Krishna's slaying of the tyrant Kansa is celebrated on Kartik Shukla Dashami, with processions and re-enactments in Mathura. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 14 Nov | Fri |
Guru Nanak Jayanti The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Kartika Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1997 Maghar – Poh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec | Thu |
Vivah Panchami The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 10 Dec | Wed |
Gita Jayanti The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed, on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
Months of the Punjabi Calendar in 1997
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 1997, covering Nanakshahi 528 – 529. 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 1997 | 13 Jan 1997 | 13 |
| Magh | 14 Jan 1997 | 12 Feb 1997 | 30 |
| Phagan | 13 Feb 1997 | 14 Mar 1997 | 30 |
| Chet | 15 Mar 1997 | 13 Apr 1997 | 30 |
| Vaisakh | 14 Apr 1997 | 14 May 1997 | 31 |
| Jeth | 15 May 1997 | 14 Jun 1997 | 31 |
| Harh | 15 Jun 1997 | 16 Jul 1997 | 32 |
| Sawan | 17 Jul 1997 | 16 Aug 1997 | 31 |
| Bhadon | 17 Aug 1997 | 16 Sep 1997 | 31 |
| Assu | 17 Sep 1997 | 17 Oct 1997 | 31 |
| Katak | 18 Oct 1997 | 16 Nov 1997 | 30 |
| Maghar | 17 Nov 1997 | 15 Dec 1997 | 29 |
| Poh part | 16 Dec 1997 | 31 Dec 1997 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1997
Beyond the dates the Punjabi Calendar lists, 1997 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Lohri fell on 13 January, 1 day earlier in the year than in 1996 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1997
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Punjabi date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 6:53 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Maha Shivaratri | Phagan Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 24 Mar 10:09 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Holika Dahan | Chet Purnima | Not visible |
| 2 Sep 5:33 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Bhadon Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 17 Sep 12:16 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha) | Assu Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1997
Neither of the slow grahas changed sign in 1997: it was a whole year of Guru (Jupiter) in Makara and Shani (Saturn) in Meena. Rahu entered Simha on 24 June 1997, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Punjabi Calendar 1997
How many festivals and vrats does the Punjabi Calendar list in 1997?
The Punjabi Calendar lists 40 dates in 1997, of which 8 are vrats. The first is Lohri on Monday, 13 January 1997, and the last is Gita Jayanti on Wednesday, 10 December 1997.
What are the main festival dates in the Punjabi Calendar for 1997?
The first major observances of 1997 are:
- Lohri - Monday, 13 January 1997
- Maghi (Makar Sankranti) - Tuesday, 14 January 1997
- Basant Panchami - Tuesday, 11 February 1997
- Maha Shivaratri - Friday, 7 March 1997
- Holika Dahan - Sunday, 23 March 1997
- Hola Mohalla - Tuesday, 25 March 1997
Which month of 1997 has the most observances in the Punjabi Calendar?
October 1997 is the fullest month with 8 dates, including Sharad Navratri, Dussehra, Meerabai Jayanti, Karva Chauth, Ahoi Ashtami, Dhanteras, Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas), Govardhan Puja / Annakut.
Which traditional year does 1997 correspond to in the Punjabi Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1997 spans Nanakshahi 528 – 529. 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 1997 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1997 had twelve lunar months with no Adhik Maas, so its festival dates fall in their usual Gregorian window rather than being pushed later by an intercalary month.
Were there any eclipses in 1997?
1997 had 4 eclipses:
- 9 March 1997 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 24 March 1997 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 2 September 1997 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 17 September 1997 - 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 1997?
No. Neither of the slow grahas crossed a sign boundary in 1997 - it was a full year of Guru (Jupiter) in Makara</strong> and <strong>Shani (Saturn) in Meena.
How do I see the tithi and nakshatra for a specific date in 1997?
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.
