Punjab (India & Pakistan), Punjabi communities worldwide
Punjabi Calendar ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੈਲੰਡਰ
The traditional Punjabi calendar is the regional form of the lunisolar Vikram Samvat (Bikrami) system. Separately, the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar — introduced by the SGPC in 2003 — is a reformed solar calendar with fixed month lengths, created specifically to make Sikh religious dates fall on the same Gregorian date every year.
Two systems in active use: the traditional Bikrami (lunisolar) calendar, and the modern Nanakshahi calendar
Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)
April 13 or 14, marking both the solar new year and, historically, the Punjabi harvest
Punjab (India & Pakistan), Punjabi communities worldwide
The 12 months
| Month | Approx. Gregorian |
| Chet | Mar–Apr |
| Vaisakh | Apr–May |
| Jeth | May–Jun |
| Harh | Jun–Jul |
| Sawan | Jul–Aug |
| Bhadon | Aug–Sep |
| Assu | Sep–Oct |
| Katak | Oct–Nov |
| Maghar | Nov–Dec |
| Poh | Dec–Jan |
| Magh | Jan–Feb |
| Phagun | Feb–Mar |
Key festivals
Vaisakhi
Punjabi New Year; also the day the Khalsa was founded in 1699
Lohri
Jan 13, winter bonfire festival
Teeyan
Aug, monsoon festival for women
Maghi
Mid-January
Worth knowing
Because the Nanakshahi calendar uses fixed solar months, Sikh historical anniversaries (like Guru Nanak's birthday reforms) land on the same Gregorian date every year under it — unlike lunisolar-calendar festivals, which shift.
This is one of several living regional calendar traditions across India, all ultimately related to the same Panchang principles. See the Hindu Calendar overview for how they connect, or The Sanskrit Calendar for the pan-Indian Panchang system this site covers in depth.
Punjabi Calendar by year
New year date, months and every festival date, year by year.
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