The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 2012 opens in April during Nanakshahi 544 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2012
Nanakshahi 544
Chet – Vaisakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2012
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Ram Navami
Tithi 1:53 PM, Mar 31 – 2:11 PM, Apr 1
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 4:20 AM – 12:54 AM, Apr 7
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 14 – 3:32 AM, Apr 15
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 2:31 AM, Apr 28 – 3:36 AM, Apr 29
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.
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.