Nanakshahi Calendar

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.

🌿 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

📅 Nanakshahi Calendar – 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.

🗓️ Movable Dates (Change Every Year)

⭐ 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

📌 Assu

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

📌 Katik

• 14 Katik / 28 October – Foundation Day Chief Khalsa Diwan; 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

📌 Poh

• 8 Poh / 21 December – Shaheedi Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, and other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib
• 13 Poh / 26 December – Shaheedi Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and Mata Gujri Ji's passing away

📌 Magh

• 1 Magh / 13 January – Mela Maghi Muktsar; Foundation Day Sri Harimandar Sahib
• 7 Magh / 19 January – Morcha for Keys
• 30 Magh / 11 February – Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji

📌 Phagun

• 10 Phagun / 21 February – Saka Nankana Sahib; Jaito Morcha