The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Punjabi 2051 opens in October during Nanakshahi 583 of the Hindu calendar.
October 2051
Nanakshahi 583
Magh
Festivals & Vrats in October 2051
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 2:16 AM, Oct 5 – 4:48 AM, Oct 6
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dussehra
Tithi 5:20 PM, Oct 14 – 3:57 PM, Oct 15
The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 4:27 AM, Oct 19 – 12:46 AM, 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 5:14 PM, Oct 21 – 1:56 PM, Oct 22
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:16 AM, Oct 26 – 5:49 AM, Oct 27
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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Dhanteras
Tithi 10:04 AM, Oct 30 – 12:29 PM, Oct 31
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth.
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.