Punjabi Calendar 2021
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2021 Poh – Magh
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Lohri
Tithi 12:15 PM, Jan 12 – 10:29 AM
The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti).
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Maghi (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 13 – 9:01 AM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept as Maghi.
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Jan 30 – 8:27 PM, Jan 31
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
February 2021 Magh – Phagan
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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:08 AM, Feb 11 – 12:28 AM, Feb 12
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 3:37 AM, Feb 16 – 5:35 AM, Feb 17
The kite-flying festival of spring and Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2021 Phagan – Chet
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 2:35 PM, Mar 10 – 2:39 PM, Mar 11
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 3:27 AM, Mar 28 – 12:25 AM, Mar 29
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 12:18 AM, Mar 29 – 8:56 PM, Mar 29
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
April 2021 Chet – Vaisakh
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 5:59 AM, Apr 3 – 3:57 AM, Apr 4
On Chaitra Krishna Saptami, the day before Basoda, Goddess Sheetala is worshipped and the next day's cold food is cooked, praying for protection from pox and disease.
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Chet Navratri
Tithi 7:54 AM, Apr 12 – 10:16 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 10:13 AM, Apr 13 – 12:47 PM, Apr 14
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 8:34 PM, Apr 17 – 10:41 PM, Apr 18
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 12:44 AM, Apr 21 – 12:51 AM, Apr 22
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 12:47 PM, Apr 26 – 9:01 AM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
May 2021 Vaisakh – Jeth
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 12:43 PM, May 18 – 12:52 PM, May 19
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.
June 2021 Jeth – Harh
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Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:26 AM, Jun 8 – 1:58 PM, Jun 9
Married women fast and worship the banyan tree for the long life of their husbands.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra
Tithi 6:49 PM, Jun 19 – 4:25 PM, Jun 20
The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, Jun 20 – 1:33 PM, Jun 21
The waterless Ekadashi of Jyeshtha, the strictest of the year.
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 3:32 AM, Jun 24 – 12:06 AM, Jun 25
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
August 2021 Sawan – Bhadon
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 6:09 PM, Aug 10 – 4:56 PM, Aug 11
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.
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Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri)
Tithi 6:58 PM, Aug 21 – 5:28 PM, Aug 22
Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 3:58 PM, Aug 24 – 4:15 PM, Aug 25
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.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:25 PM, Aug 29 – 2:00 AM, Aug 31
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 2:00 AM, Aug 31 – 4:30 AM, Sep 1
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.
September 2021 Bhadon – Assu
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 2:34 AM, Sep 9 – 12:21 AM, Sep 10
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 9:30 AM, Sep 16 – 8:08 AM, Sep 17
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 5:24 AM, Sep 21 – 5:36 AM, Sep 22
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.
October 2021 Assu – Katak
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 4:38 PM, Oct 6 – 1:47 PM, Oct 7
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 7:00 PM, Oct 19 – 8:22 PM, Oct 20
The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima.
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 3:01 AM, Oct 24 – 5:41 AM, Oct 25
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:00 AM, Oct 27 – 12:50 PM, Oct 28
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
November 2021 Katak – Maghar
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Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas)
Tithi 6:03 AM, Nov 4 – 2:52 AM, Nov 5
The festival of lights, also Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikh tradition.
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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 2:44 AM, Nov 5 – 11:16 PM, Nov 5
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka)
Tithi 11:14 PM, Nov 5 – 7:43 PM, Nov 6
Sisters apply the tikka to their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 5:31 AM, Nov 13 – 5:32 AM, Nov 14
Krishna's slaying of the tyrant Kansa is celebrated on Kartik Shukla Dashami, with processions and re-enactments in Mathura.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 11:57 AM, Nov 18 – 2:26 PM, Nov 19
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Kartika Purnima.
December 2021 Maghar – Poh
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 11:38 PM, Dec 7 – 9:17 PM, Dec 8
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
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Gita Jayanti
Tithi 9:31 PM, Dec 13 – 11:30 PM, Dec 14
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed, on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.