Punjabi Calendar
The Punjabi festival calendar (Nanakshahi / Bikrami). Punjabi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
October 2026
Nanakshahi 558
Assu – Katak
Festivals & Vrats in October 2026
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 9:18 PM, Oct 10 – 9:25 PM, Oct 11
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dussehra
Tithi 11:01 AM, Oct 19 – 12:52 PM, Oct 20
The burning of Ravana on Vijayadashami.
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Meerabai Jayanti
Tithi 12:07 PM, Oct 25 – 9:42 AM, Oct 26
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 1:07 AM, Oct 29 – 10:08 PM, Oct 29
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Punjabi Calendar
What is a Sangrand?
The first day of the Punjabi solar month, when the Sun enters a new sign - marked in gurdwaras with the reading of the Barah Maha. The months are Chet, Vaisakh, Jeth, Harh, Sawan, Bhadon, Assu, Katak, Maghar, Poh, Magh and Phagan.
What is the Nanakshahi era?
The Sikh era counted from 1469, the year of Guru Nanak's birth, with the year beginning on 1 Chet in mid-March. The older Bikrami reckoning is still used alongside it, and almanacs print both.
When is Vaisakhi?
On 1 Vaisakh, around 13 or 14 April - the harvest festival and the day the Khalsa was founded in 1699. It falls at the Mesha Sankranti, so it sits alongside Puthandu, Pohela Boishakh and Bohag Bihu.
Which other days does the calendar mark?
The Gurpurabs - the birth and martyrdom days of the Gurus - Lohri, Maghi, Bandi Chhor Divas at Diwali and Hola Mohalla. The Punjabi Jantri gives the day-by-day almanac.
Why do some Gurpurab dates move?
Because the Nanakshahi calendar fixed several to solar dates while others are still kept by the Bikrami lunar reckoning, and different jathebandis follow different conventions. Where your gurdwara keeps another date, follow it.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
