Sikh Calendar 2025
The Sikh Calendar
Until the 13th of March, 1998, the Sikhs used a Hindu lunar calendar to determine their feast days. They now use their own Nanakshahi calendar which started on 14 March 1999 Gregorian (1 Chet 531 Nanakshahi) and aligns with the Gregorian calendar.
The era (1 Chet 1 Nanakshahi) is the date of the birth of the 1st Guru, Nanak Dev, in the Punjab in 1469. Although there is an obvious relationship with the Hindu Solar Calendar, the Sikh Organization states that these dates are fixed relative to the Gregorian Calendar.
đŋ Baramaha (Twelve Sikh Months)
Baramaha is the name of a composition in Sri Guru Granth Sahib which mentions the twelve months in a Calendar year. Famous Baramaha composed by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Rag Majh is generally read in Gurudwaras on the day of Sangrand.
| Sikh Month | Begins (CE) | Sikh Month | Begins (CE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chet | March 14 | Asu | September 15 |
| Vaisakh | April 14 | Katik | October 15 |
| Jeth | May 15 | Maghar | November 14 |
| Harh | June 15 | Poh | December 14 |
| Sawan | July 16 | Magh | January 13 |
| Bhadon | August 16 | Phagan | February 12 |
đ Nanakshahi Calendar â Fixed Dates Gurpurabs
Gurpurabs mark the culmination of Prabhat Pheris, the early morning religious procession singing shabads. These pheris generally start three weeks before the festival.
| Gurpurab / Event | Nanakshahi Date | CE Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 Chet | 14 Mar |
| Hola Mohalla | 1 Chet | 14 Mar |
| Joti Jot Guru Hargobind Sahib | 6 Chet | 19 Mar |
| Parkash Guru Nanak Sahib * | 1 Vaisakh | 14 Apr |
| Khalsa Day â Vaisakhi | 1 Vaisakh | 14 Apr |
| Joti Jot Guru Angad Sahib | 3 Vaisakh | 16 Apr |
| Gurgadi Guru Amar Das Sahib | 3 Vaisakh | 16 Apr |
| Joti Jot 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 | 21 Jul |
| Parkash Guru Harkrishan Sahib | 8 Sawan | 23 Jul |
| First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib | 17 Bhadon | 1 Sep |
| Joti Jot Guru Amar Das Sahib | 2 Asu | 16 Sep |
| Gurgadi Guru Ramdas Sahib | 2 Asu | 16 Sep |
| Joti Jot Guru Ramdas Sahib | 2 Asu | 16 Sep |
| Gurgadi Guru Arjun Sahib | 2 Asu | 16 Sep |
| Gurgadi Guru Angad Sahib | 4 Asu | 18 Sep |
| Joti Jot Guru Nanak Sahib | 8 Asu | 22 Sep |
| Parkash Guru Ramdas Sahib | 25 Asu | 9 Oct |
| Joti Jot Guru Har Rai Sahib | 6 Katik | 20 Oct |
| Gurgadi Guru Harkrishan Sahib | 6 Katik | 20 Oct |
| Gurgadi Guru Granth Sahib | 6 Katik | 20 Oct |
| Joti Jot Guru Gobind Singh Sahib | 7 Katik | 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 |
đī¸ Movable Dates (Change Every Year)
| Year | Parkash Guru Nanak Sahib | Hola Mohalla | Bandi Chhor Divas | Birthday Bhagat Kabeer | Birthday Bhagat Naam Dev | Birthday Bhagat Ravidas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wednesday, November 5 | Saturday, March 15 | Monday, October 20 | Wednesday, June 11 | Sunday, November 2 | Wednesday, February 12 |
| 2026 | Tuesday, November 24 | Wednesday, March 4 | Sunday, November 8 | Monday, June 29 | Friday, November 20 | Sunday, February 1 |
| 2027 | Sunday, November 14 | Tuesday, March 23 | Friday, October 29 | Sunday, June 18 | Wednesday, November 10 | Saturday, February 20 |
| 2028 | Thursday, November 2 | Saturday, March 11 | Tuesday, October 17 | Wednesday, June 7 | Saturday, October 28 | Thursday, February 10 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, November 13 | Thursday, March 1 | Monday, November 5 | Wednesday, June 26 | Friday, November 16 | Tuesday, January 30 |
| 2030 | Sunday, November 10 | Wednesday, March 20 | Saturday, October 26 | Saturday, June 15 | Tuesday, November 5 | Monday, February 18 |
â Other Important Days
đ Chet
- 1 Chet / 14 March â Nanakshahi New Year Day
- 2 Chet / 15 March â S. Baghel Singh's conquest of Delhi
- 12 Chet / 25 March â Shaheedi Bhai Subeg Singh, Bhai Shahbaz Singh
- 27 Chet / 9 April â Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji
đ Vaisakh
- 1 Vaisakh / 14 April (Vaisakhi) â Birth Anniversary of Khalsa
đ Jeth
- 3 Jeth / 17 May â Chhota Ghallughara
- 21 Jeth / 4 June â 1984 Ghallughara (Attack on Sri Akal Takht Sahib)
- 23 Jeth / 6 June â Shaheedi Sant Baba Jarnail Singh Ji
đ Harh
- 11 Harh / 25 June â Shaheedi Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur
- 15 Harh / 29 June â Barsi Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji
- 25 Harh / 9 July â Shaheedi Bhai Mani Singh Ji
đ Sawan
- 1 Sawan / 16 July â Shaheedi Bhai Taru Singh Ji
- 24 Sawan / 8 August â Morcha Guru Ka Bagh
đ Assu
- 17 Assu / 1 October â Foundation Day Singh Sabha
- 21 Assu / 5 October â Mela Beerh Baba Buddha Ji
đ Katik
- 14 Katik / 28 October â Foundation Day Chief Khalsa Diwan; Saka Panja Sahib
- 18 Katik / 1 November â Punjabi Suba Day
- 30 Katik / 13 November â Shaheedi Baba Deep Singh Ji Shaheed
đ Maghar
- 1 Maghar / 14 November â Foundation Day SGPC
- 11 Maghar / 24 November â Shaheedi Bhai Mati Das Ji, and Bhai Sati Das Ji
- 15 Maghar / 28 November â Birthday Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji
đ Poh
- 8 Poh / 21 December â Shaheedi Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib
- 13 Poh / 26 December â Shaheedi Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and Mata Gujri Ji's passing away
đ Magh
- 1 Magh / 13 January â Mela Maghi Muktsar; Foundation Day Sri Harimandar Sahib
- 7 Magh / 19 January â Morcha for Keys
- 30 Magh / 11 February â Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji
đ Phagun
- 10 Phagun / 21 February â Saka Nankana Sahib; Jaito Morcha