Sikh Gurupurab Nanakshahi Calendar

Why and What is Nanakshahi Calendar

Nanakshahi Calendar (Fixed dates)Gurpurabs
Calendar Year
  Gurpurb / Festival Guru Sahib / Festival Nanakshahi CE
  Parkash Utsav Guru Gobind Singh Sahib
 		 23 Poh 5 Jan
  Parkash Utsav Guru Har Rai Sahib 19 Magh 31 Jan
  Gurgadi Guru Har Rai Sahib 1 Chet 14 Mar
  Nanakshahi New Year Nanakshahi Era 535 commences 1 Chet 14 Mar
  Hola Muhalla Hola Muhalla Nanakshahi* 1 Chet 14 Mar
  Jotijot Guru Hargobind Sahib 6 Chet 19 Mar
  Parkash Guru Nanak Sahib * 1 Vaisakh 14 Apr
  Khalsa Day - Vaisakhi Khalsa Panth Creation anniversary 1 Vaisakh 14 Apr
  Jotijot Guru Angad Sahib 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
  Gurgadi Guru Amar Das Sahib 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
  Jotijot Guru Harkrishan Sahib 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
  Gurgadi Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib 3 Vaisakh 16 Apr
  Parkash Guru Angad Sahib 5 Vaisakh 18 Apr
  Parkash Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib 5 Vaisakh 18 Apr
  Parkash Guru Arjun Sahib 19 Vaisakh 2 May
  Parkash Guru Amar Das Sahib 9 Jeth 23 May
  Gurgadi Guru Hargobind Sahib 28 Jeth 11 Jun
  Martyrdom Guru Arjun Sahib 2 Harh 16 Jun
  Parkash Guru Hargobind Sahib 21 Harh 5 Jul
  Miri-Piri Day Guru Hargobind Sahib 6 Sawan 21Jul
  Parkash Guru Harkrishan Sahib 8 Sawan 23Jul
  First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib 17 Bhadon 1 Sep
  Jotijot Guru Amar Das Sahib 2 Asu 16 Sep
  Gurgadi Guru Ramdas Sahib 2 Asu 16 Sep
  Jotijot Guru Ramdas Sahib 2 Asu 16 Sep
  Gurgadi Guru Arjun Sahib 2 Asu 16 Sep
  Gurgadi Guru Angad Sahib 4 Asu 18Sep
  Jotijot Guru Nanak Sahib 8Asu 22 Sep
  Parkash Guru Ramdas Sahib 25 Asu 9 Oct
  Jotijot Guru Har Rai Sahib 6 Katik 20 Oct
  Gurgadi Guru Harkrishan Sahib 6 Katik 20 Oct
  Gurgadi Guru Granth Sahib 6 Katik 20 Oct
  Jotijot Guru Gobind Singh Sahib 7Katik 21 Oct
  Gurgadi Guru Gobind Singh Sahib 11 Maghar 24 Nov
  Martyrdom Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib 11 Maghar 24 Nov
  Martyrdom Elder Sahibzadas 8 Poh 21 Dec
  Martyrdom Younger Sahibzadas 13 Poh 26 Dec
Pooranmashis for 2004-2005:
Jan7, Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 5, May 4, Jun 3, July 2, and 31, Aug 30, Sep 28, Oct 28, Nov 26, Dec 26, Jan 25, 2005 , Feb 24, Mar 25, Apr 24
Amavasyas for 2004-2005:
Jan 21, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 19, May 19, Jun 17, Jul 17, Aug 16, Sep 14, Oct 14, Nov 12, Dec 11, Jan 10, 2005 , Feb 8, Mar 10, Apr 8
Day 1 (sangrand) of Nanakshahi months in CE Calendar
Chet / Mar 14 Vaisakh / Apr 14 Jeth / May 15 Harh / Jun 15 Sawan / Jul 16 Bhadon / Aug 16
Asu / Sep 15 Katik / Oct 15 Maghar / Nov 14 Poh / Dec 14 Magh / Jan 13 Phagun / Feb 12
 
Movable Dates (Change Every Year)
  Hola Mohalla Bandi Chhor Divas Parkash Guru Nanak Sahib
2003 19 Mar 25 Oct 8 Nov
2004 7 Mar 12 Nov 26 Nov
2005 26 Mar 1 Nov 15 Nov
2006 15 Mar 21 Oct 5 Nov
2007 4 Mar 9 Nov 24 Nov
2008 22 Mar 28 Oct 13 Nov
2009 11 Mar 17 Oct 2 Nov
2010 1 Mar 5 Nov 21 Nov
2011 20 Mar 26 Oct 10 Nov
2012 9 Mar 13 Nov 28 Nov
2013 28 Mar 3 Nov 17 Nov
2014 17 Mar 23 Oct 6 Nov
2015 6 Mar 11 Nov 25 Nov
2016 24 Mar 30 Oct 14 Nov
2017 13 Mar 19 Oct 4 Nov
2018 2 Mar 7 Nov 23 Nov
2019 21 Mar 27 Oct 12 Nov
2020 10 Mar 14 Nov 30 Nov
       

 

Other Important Days

Chet
1 Chet / 14 March - Nanakshahi New Year Day
2 Chet / 15 March - S. Baghel Singh's conquest of Delhi
12 Chet / 25 March - Shaheedi Bhai Subeg Singh, Bhai Shahbaz Singh
27 Chet / 9 April - Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji

Vaisakh
1 Vaisakh / 14 April (Vaisakhi) - Birth Anniversary of Khalsa

Jeth
3 Jeth / 17 May - Chhota Ghallughara
21 Jeth / 4 June - 1984 Ghallughara (Attack on Sri Akal Takht Sahib)
23 Jeth / 6 June - Shaheedi Sant Baba Jarnail Singh Ji

Harh
11 Harh / 25 June - Shaheedi Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur
15 Harh / 29 June - Barsi Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji
25 Harh / 9 July - Shaheedi Bhai Mani Singh Ji

Sawan
1 Sawan / 16 July - Shaheedi Bhai Taru Singh Ji
24 Sawan / 8 August - Morcha Guru Ka Bagh

Bhadon
15 Bhadon / 30 August 2004 - Mela Baba Bakala

Assu
17 Assu / 1 October - Foundation Day Singh Sabha
21 Assu / 5 October - Mela Beerh Baba Buddha Ji

Katik
8 Katik / 22 October 2004 - Khalsa Darbar
14 Katik / 28 October - Foundation Day Chief Khalsa Diwan
14 Katik / 28 October - Saka Panja Sahib
18 Katik / 1 November - Punjabi Suba Day
30 Katik / 13 November - Shaheedi Baba Deep Singh Ji Shaheed

Maghar
1 Maghar / 14 November - Foundation Day SGPC
11 Maghar / 24 November - Shaheedi Bhai Mati Das Ji, and Bhai Sati Das Ji
15 Maghar / 28 November - Birthday Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji
19 Maghar / 2 December - Shaheedi Baba Gurbakhsh Singh Ji
29 Maghar / 12 December - Birthday Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji
30 Maghar / 13 December - Foundation Day Shromani Akali Dal

Poh
8 Poh / 21 December - Shaheedi Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh , and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib ---- 300th Anniversary
8 Poh / 21 December - Shaheedi Baba Jeevan Singh Ji
13 Poh / 26 December - Shaheedi Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and Mata Gujri Ji's passing away ---- 300th Anniversary
Magh
1 Magh / 13 January - Mela Maghi Muktsar
1 Magh / 13 January - Foundation Day Sri Harimandar Sahib
7 Magh / 19 January - Morcha for Keys
25 Magh / 6 February - Mela Kottha Sahib
27 Magh / 8 February - Great Holocast
30 Magh / 11 February - Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji

Phagun
10 Phagun / 21 February - Saka Nankana Sahib
10 Phagun / 21 February - Jaito Morcha

 

 

Guru Sahib

 Birthdate Gurgaddi Date Jyoti Jot Date
Guru Nanak Dev Ji 1 Vaisakh (14 April) From birth/praksah 8 Asu (22 Sep)
Guru Angad Dev Ji 5 Vaisakh (18 April) 4 Asu (18 Sep) 3 Vaisakh (l6 April)
Guru Amar Das Ji 9 Jeth (23 May) 3 Vaisakh ( 16 Apr) 2 Asu (16 Sep)
Guru Ram Das Ji 25 Asu (9 Oct.) 2 Asu (16 Sep) 2 Asu (16 Sep)
Guru  ArjanDev Ji 19 Vaisakh (2 May) 2 Asu (16 Sep) 2 Harh (16 June)
Guru HarGobind Ji 21 Harh (5 July) 28 Jeth (11 June) 6 Chet (19 March)
Guru  Har Rai Ji 19 Magh (31 Jan.) 1 Chet (14 March) 6 Katik (20 Oct)
Guru  Har Krishan Ji 8 Sawan (23 July) 6 Katik (20 Oct) 3 Vaisakh (16 April)
Guru  Tegh Bahadur Ji 5 Vaisakh (18 April) 3 Vaisakh (16 Apr) 1 Maghar (24 Nov)
Guru  Gobind Singh Ji 23 Poh (5 Jan) 11 Maghar (24 Nov) 7 Katik (21 Oct)
Guru Granth Sahib Ji 17 Bhadon (1 September) 6 Katik (20 October) Everlasting Guru
Completion of Granth Sahib Ji 1 Bhadon (16 August)
Creation of the Khalsa 1 Vaisakhi (14 April)
Hola Mohalla (New Year Day) l Chet (14 March)

 

*Starting in 1999 all religious holidays will be observed according to the new Nanakshahi Calendar. Nanakshahi calendar starts with the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in 1469. The Sikh New Year begins with Chet 1, which in the regular calendar is March 14 and in 1999, it will be the year 531of Nanakshahi calendar. The modification is that now the calendar is based on the solar year ins

Start of Sikh Calendar Months

 

Chet
14 March
31
   
Vaisakh
14 April
31
  
Jeth
15 May
31
Haarh
15 June
31
Saavan
16 July
31
Bhaadon
16 August
30
Assu
15 September
30
Kattak
15 October
30
Maggar
14 November
30
Poh
14 December
30
Maagh
13 January
30
Phagun
12 February
30 (31 in a leap year)

Notes: 1. All the dates given above are fixed, so that the Gurpurbs shall always fall on the same date of the CE calendar and Nanakshahi calendar. According to Hindu calendar there will be two Parkash Purbs of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib in 2003 CE. *2. The Calendar Committee of the SGPC in their meeting of 30 June, 1999 decided that Hola Muhalla, Bandi Chhor Divas, and the Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, shall continue to be celebrated according to the existing practice for the time being. This was to appease some of the so called 'Babas' and members of 'Sant Samaj'. In 2003CE the dates for these according to the Bikrami (Hindu) calendar are : i. Holla Muhalla - 19 March ii. Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) - 25 October iii. Guru Nanak Sahib's Parkash (Katik Pooranmashi) - 8 November