The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in

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and around the world, but varies by religions. Historically, the

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and

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have used the

Nanakshahi calendar The Nanakshahi calendar (Punjabi: ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਜੰਤਰੀ ) is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the "Barah Maha" (Twelve Months), a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the changes in nat ...

and ancient Bikrami (Vikrami) calendar respectively. Punjabi Muslims use the Arabic Hijri calendar. Some festivals in

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are determined by the Punjabi calendar, such as

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which is celebrated twice, once according to the Muslim year and again on the 10th of harh/18th of jeth. The Bikrami calendar is the one the rural (agrarian) population follows in

. In

though the solar calendar is generally followed, the lunar calendar used is ''purṇimānta'', or calculated from the ending moment of the full moon: the beginning of the dark fortnight.S. Balachandra Rao (2000) Indian Astronomy: An Introduction. Universities Pres

/ref> Chait is considered to be the first month of the lunar and solar years. The lunar year begins on Chet Sudi: the first day after the new moon in Chet (month), Chet. This means that the first half of the ''purṇimānta'' month of Chaitra goes to the previous year, while the second half belongs to the new Lunar year. The Punjabi solar new year starts on Basant in month of

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. The day is considered from sunrise to next sunrise and for the first day of the solar months, the Orissa rule is observed: day 1 of the month occurs on the day of the transition of monthly constellations, or ''sangrānd'' in Punjabi.Journal of Religious Studies, Volume 34 (2003) Punjabi Universit

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