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 April during Nanakshahi 548 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2016
Nanakshahi 548
Chet – Vaisakh
Festivals & Vrats in April 2016
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Chet Navratri
Tithi 4:53 PM, Apr 7 – 1:05 PM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 12:25 AM, Apr 12 – 10:28 PM, Apr 12
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 9:38 PM, Apr 13 – 9:19 PM, Apr 14
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 9:26 PM, Apr 14 – 9:53 PM, Apr 15
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 8:21 AM, Apr 21 – 10:53 AM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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.