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Punjabi Calendar 2026

Punjabi calendar 2026: month by month

Punjabi months in 2026

MonthFirst dayDaysSankranti
ਪੋਹ
Poh
Tuesday, 16 December 202529Tue 16 Dec, 4:12 AM
ਮਾਘ
Magh
Wednesday, 14 January 202630Wed 14 Jan, 2:58 PM
ਫੱਗਣ
Phagun
Friday, 13 February 202630Fri 13 Feb, 3:59 AM
ਚੇਤ
Chet
Sunday, 15 March 202630Sun 15 Mar, 12:54 AM
ਵੈਸਾਖ
Vaisakh
Tuesday, 14 April 202631Tue 14 Apr, 9:24 AM
ਜੇਠ
Jeth
Friday, 15 May 202631Fri 15 May, 6:13 AM
ਹਾੜ
Harh
Monday, 15 June 202631Mon 15 Jun, 12:44 PM
ਸਾਵਣ
Sawan
Thursday, 16 July 202632Thu 16 Jul, 11:29 PM
ਭਾਦੋਂ
Bhadon
Monday, 17 August 202631Mon 17 Aug, 7:48 AM
ਅੱਸੂ
Assu
Thursday, 17 September 202630Thu 17 Sep, 7:43 AM
ਕੱਤਕ
Kattak
Saturday, 17 October 202630Sat 17 Oct, 7:42 PM
ਮੱਘਰ
Maghar
Monday, 16 November 202630Mon 16 Nov, 7:34 PM
ਪੋਹ
Poh
Wednesday, 16 December 202629Wed 16 Dec, 10:15 AM

Festivals in the Punjabi calendar 2026

DatePunjabi CalendarFestivals
Tuesday, 13 Januaryਪੋਹ 29
29 Poh
Lohri
Wednesday, 14 Januaryਮਾਘ 1
1 Magh
Pongal & Makara Sankranti
Sunday, 18 Januaryਮਾਘ 5
5 Magh
Mauni Amavasya
Wednesday, 4 Februaryਮਾਘ 22
22 Magh
Shab-e-Barat
Sunday, 15 Februaryਫੱਗਣ 3
3 Phagun
Maha Shivaratri
Thursday, 19 Februaryਫੱਗਣ 7
7 Phagun
Ramadan Start
Tuesday, 3 Marchਫੱਗਣ 19
19 Phagun
Total lunar eclipse
Wednesday, 4 Marchਫੱਗਣ 20
20 Phagun
Holi & Holika Dahan
Saturday, 21 Marchਚੇਤ 7
7 Chet
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday, 26 Marchਚੇਤ 12
12 Chet
Ram Navami
Thursday, 2 Aprilਚੇਤ 19
19 Chet
Hanuman Jayanti
Tuesday, 14 Aprilਵੈਸਾਖ 1
1 Vaisakh
Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)
Friday, 1 Mayਵੈਸਾਖ 18
18 Vaisakh
Buddha Purnima
Thursday, 28 Mayਜੇਠ 14
14 Jeth
Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)
Wednesday, 17 Juneਹਾੜ 3
3 Harh
Islamic New Year & Muharram
Monday, 29 Juneਹਾੜ 15
15 Harh
Vat Purnima
Wednesday, 29 Julyਸਾਵਣ 14
14 Sawan
Guru Purnima
Saturday, 15 Augustਸਾਵਣ 31
31 Sawan
Hariyali Teej
Friday, 28 Augustਭਾਦੋਂ 12
12 Bhadon
Partial lunar eclipse, Raksha Bandhan
Friday, 4 Septemberਭਾਦੋਂ 19
19 Bhadon
Krishna Janmashtami (Gokulashtami)
Monday, 14 Septemberਭਾਦੋਂ 29
29 Bhadon
Ganesh Chaturthi, Hartalika Teej
Saturday, 10 Octoberਅੱਸੂ 24
24 Assu
Mahalaya Amavasya
Sunday, 11 Octoberਅੱਸੂ 25
25 Assu
Navaratri begins
Tuesday, 20 Octoberਕੱਤਕ 4
4 Kattak
Vijayadashami (Dussehra)
Sunday, 25 Octoberਕੱਤਕ 9
9 Kattak
Sharad Purnima
Thursday, 29 Octoberਕੱਤਕ 13
13 Kattak
Karva Chauth
Sunday, 1 Novemberਕੱਤਕ 16
16 Kattak
Ahoi Ashtami
Sunday, 8 Novemberਕੱਤਕ 23
23 Kattak
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tuesday, 24 Novemberਮੱਘਰ 9
9 Maghar
Kartik Purnima & Dev Deepawali

About the Punjabi calendar

The Punjabi (Desi, Bikrami) calendar counts solar months from Sangrand, the day the Sun enters a sidereal sign; Vaisakhi is 1 Vaisakh. Puranmashi (full moon) and Massya (new moon) come from the lunar tithi. The fixed-date Nanakshahi calendar published for Sikh observances can differ by a day or two.

Tithi and nakshatra are those running at sunrise in Amritsar; the moon shape is for 8 PM. Printed almanacs can differ by a day where a tithi or sankranti falls close to the cut-off, so check your local panchang for important dates.

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