The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 2009 opens in January during Nanakshahi 540 of the Hindu calendar.
January 2009
Nanakshahi 540
Poh – Magh
Festivals & Vrats in January 2009
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Lohri
Tithi 2:13 AM – 11:22 PM
The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti).
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 11:29 PM, Jan 13 – 9:18 PM, Jan 14
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:14 AM, Jan 25 – 1:25 PM, Jan 26
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 6:42 PM, Jan 30 – 6:49 PM, Jan 31
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.