Punjabi Calendar 2022
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2022 Poh – Magh
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Lohri
Tithi 4:47 PM, Jan 12 – 7:32 PM
The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti).
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Maghi (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 13 – 10:20 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept as Maghi.
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 8:16 AM, Jan 20 – 8:52 AM, Jan 21
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
February 2022 Magh – Phagan
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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:14 PM, Jan 31 – 11:15 AM, Feb 1
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 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The kite-flying festival of spring and Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2022 Phagan – Chet
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 16 – 1:31 PM, Mar 17
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 12:54 PM, Mar 18 – 11:38 AM, Mar 19
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 2:16 AM, Mar 24 – 12:10 AM, Mar 25
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.
April 2022 Chet – Vaisakh
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Chet Navratri
Tithi 11:44 AM, Apr 1 – 11:57 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 6:00 PM, Apr 6 – 8:32 PM, Apr 7
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 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 4:50 AM, Apr 14 – 4:14 AM, Apr 15
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 2:26 AM – 12:34 AM, Apr 17
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
May 2022 Vaisakh – Jeth
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 3:00 PM, May 7 – 5:03 PM, May 8
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.
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Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:05 PM, May 28 – 2:54 PM, May 29
Married women fast and worship the banyan tree for the long life of their husbands.
June 2022 Jeth – Harh
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM, Jun 10
The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:47 AM, Jun 10 – 5:46 AM, Jun 11
The waterless Ekadashi of Jyeshtha, the strictest of the year.
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 9:04 PM, Jun 13 – 5:23 PM, Jun 14
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
July 2022 Harh – Sawan
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 3:00 AM, Jul 31 – 4:27 AM, Aug 1
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.
August 2022 Sawan – Bhadon
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Raksha Bandhan (Rakhri)
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 12:53 AM, Aug 14 – 10:24 PM, Aug 14
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 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 10:58 PM, Aug 19 – 1:02 AM, Aug 21
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.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 3:25 PM, Aug 29 – 3:35 PM, Aug 30
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.
September 2022 Bhadon – Assu
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Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 3:22 PM, Sep 10 – 1:13 PM, Sep 11
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 12:12 PM, Sep 16 – 2:13 PM, Sep 17
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 3:24 AM, Sep 26 – 3:18 AM, Sep 27
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
October 2022 Assu – Katak
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 3:42 AM, Oct 9 – 2:13 AM, Oct 10
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 1:59 AM, Oct 13 – 2:56 AM, Oct 14
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:01 AM, Oct 16 – 9:30 AM, Oct 17
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.
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Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas)
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The festival of lights, also Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikh tradition.
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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 5:32 PM, Oct 24 – 4:21 PM, Oct 25
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka)
Tithi 2:47 PM, Oct 26 – 12:46 PM, Oct 27
Sisters apply the tikka to their brothers two days after Diwali.
November 2022 Katak – Maghar
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 9:08 PM, Nov 2 – 7:27 PM, Nov 3
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 4:11 PM, Nov 7 – 4:29 PM, Nov 8
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Kartika Purnima.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 4:22 PM, Nov 27 – 1:34 PM, Nov 28
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
December 2022 Maghar – Poh
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Gita Jayanti
Tithi 5:39 AM, Dec 3 – 5:21 AM, Dec 4
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.