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 2016 opens in January during Nanakshahi 547 of the Hindu calendar.

January 2016

Nanakshahi 547

Poh – Magh

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2016

  • Lohri

    Thursday, 14 January 2016 Panchami

    Tithi 12:05 AM – 10:01 PM

    The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti).

  • Maghi (Makar Sankranti)

    Friday, 15 January 2016 Shashthi

    Tithi 10:01 PM, Jan 14 – 7:57 PM

    The Sun's entry into Makara, kept as Maghi.

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Wednesday, 27 January 2016 Tritiya

    Tithi 8:12 AM, Jan 26 – 9:55 AM, Jan 27

    A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.

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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.