The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 2048 opens in August during Nanakshahi 580 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2048
Nanakshahi 580
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in August 2048
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 12:10 AM, Aug 12 – 11:57 PM, Aug 12
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 1:54 AM, Aug 23 – 11:30 PM, Aug 23
Sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists on Shravana Purnima.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 8:17 PM, Aug 25 – 7:29 PM, Aug 26
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 11:59 PM, Aug 30 – 2:23 AM, Sep 1
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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.