Punjabi Calendar 2023
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2023 Poh – Magh
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 9:41 AM, Jan 9 – 12:10 PM, Jan 10
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Lohri
Tithi 6:22 PM, Jan 13 – 7:28 PM
The bonfire harvest festival on the eve of Maghi (Makar Sankranti).
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Maghi (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 7:28 PM, Jan 14 – 7:52 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept as Maghi.
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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:18 AM, Jan 21 – 2:27 AM, Jan 22
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 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM, Jan 25
The kite-flying festival of spring and Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
February 2023 Magh – Phagan
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 11:37 PM, Feb 17 – 8:05 PM, Feb 18
The great night of Lord Shiva.
March 2023 Phagan – Chet
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 2:10 PM, Mar 5 – 4:18 PM, Mar 6
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Hola Mohalla
Tithi 6:12 PM, Mar 7 – 7:45 PM, Mar 8
The Nihang Sikhs' festival of martial valour and mock battles, the day after Holi.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 9:30 PM, Mar 13 – 8:28 PM, Mar 14
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 10:51 PM, Mar 21 – 8:15 PM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 4:26 PM, Mar 26 – 5:24 PM, Mar 27
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 9:06 PM, Mar 29 – 11:28 PM, Mar 30
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
April 2023 Chet – Vaisakh
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 9:29 AM, Apr 5 – 10:04 AM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 1:35 AM, Apr 14 – 11:17 PM, Apr 14
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 9:31 AM, Apr 25 – 11:27 AM, Apr 26
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.
May 2023 Vaisakh – Jeth
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Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:42 PM, May 18 – 9:17 PM, May 19
Married women fast and worship the banyan tree for the long life of their husbands.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM, May 30
The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:17 PM, May 30 – 1:49 PM, May 31
The waterless Ekadashi of Jyeshtha, the strictest of the year.
June 2023 Jeth – Harh
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 11:27 AM, Jun 3 – 9:12 AM, Jun 4
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
August 2023 Sawan – Bhadon
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 8:02 PM, Aug 18 – 10:22 PM, Aug 19
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 10:57 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima.
September 2023 Bhadon – Assu
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 11:49 PM, Sep 1 – 8:41 PM, Sep 2
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 3:30 PM, Sep 6 – 4:11 PM, Sep 7
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Goga Navami (Gogaji)
Tithi 4:09 PM, Sep 7 – 5:27 PM, Sep 8
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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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 9:24 AM, Sep 16 – 11:09 AM, Sep 17
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Sep 17 – 12:40 PM, Sep 18
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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Shradh Paksha (Pitru Paksha)
Tithi 3:22 PM, Sep 29 – 12:20 PM, Sep 30
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.
October 2023 Assu – Katak
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 11:26 PM, Oct 14 – 12:39 AM, Oct 16
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 4:17 AM, Oct 28 – 1:46 AM, Oct 29
The birth anniversary of the saint-poetess Meerabai, the devotee of Lord Krishna, observed on Sharad Purnima.
November 2023 Katak – Maghar
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 9:27 PM, Oct 31 – 9:11 PM, Nov 1
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:59 AM, Nov 5 – 3:12 AM, Nov 6
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 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The festival of lights, also Bandi Chhor Divas in Sikh tradition.
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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 2:52 PM, Nov 12 – 2:59 PM, Nov 13
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Bhaiya Dooj (Tikka)
Tithi 2:43 PM, Nov 14 – 1:49 PM, Nov 15
Sisters apply the tikka to their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Kansa Vadh
Tithi 1:10 AM, Nov 22 – 11:04 PM, Nov 22
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 3:48 PM, Nov 26 – 2:44 PM, Nov 27
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Kartika Purnima.
December 2023 Maghar – Poh
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 8:00 PM, Dec 16 – 5:32 PM, Dec 17
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 8:08 AM, Dec 22 – 7:12 AM, Dec 23
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.