Sikh Calendar 2013

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Sikhism is the Fifth Largest Religion in the World. It is a Monotheistic Religion. Sikhism is a distinct religion in itself and as such has its own practices and traditions. Just like other Religions of the World, Sikhs too have their own separate Calendar. The Sikh Calendar is generally known as Nanakshahi Calendar. The Calendar came into existence in 1998. It was designed by Pal Singh Purewal to replace the Saka Calendar (Indian national calendar) which the Sikhs had been following before the advent of their own Calendar.  

Sikh Calendar 2013 - Important Dates and Festivals

The Calendar is a Solar Calendar instead of the Lunar Cycle, meaning that dates will not fluctuate from year to year as they did previously under the Old Lunar Based Calendar. The epoch of this calendar is the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Nanak Dev in 1469. New Year's Day falls annually on what is March 14 in the Gregorian Western calendar. It is adopted by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee to determine the dates for important Sikh events. The Calendar is accepted in about 90% of the Gurudwaras throughout the world. The Calendar is important to Sikh Community as it re-affirms the Sikh faith's independence from the Hindu and Muslim faiths. Most of the important events in the Nanakshahi Calendar commemorate the milestones in the lives of the 10 gurus of the Sikhs and their teachings. The most popular and widely celebrated Sikh Festivals are the Birthdays of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. However the Calendar also includes Diwali, Holi etc. which are common to other Calendars but the dates may be common but the reason behind the Celebration or Events is different. Celebrations like Baisakhi and Lohri are Festivals which are celebrated with great Gaiety and Pomp. These Lively celebrations reflect the Robustness and Heartiness of the Sikh people. 

Sikh Calendar Months

Name

Days

Julian Month

Chet

31

March - April

Vaisakh

31

April - May

Jeth

31

May - June 

Harh

31

June - July

Sawan

31

July - August

Bhadon

30

August - September

Assu

30

September - October

Katak

30

October - November

Maghar

30

November - December

Poh

30

December - January

Magh

30

January - February

Phagun

30/31

February - March


 

                                    Sikh Calendar 2013

Occasion

Nanakshahi Date

Common Era Date

Day

Parkash Guru Gobind Singh Ji
(Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday)

23 Poh

18th January

Friday

Birthday of Bhai Himmat Singh
(One of the Panj Piare)

6 Magh

18th January

Friday

Janam Divas Baba Deep Singh
(Birthday Baba Deep Singh)

14 Magh

26th January

Saturday

Parkash Guru Har Rai Ji
(Birthday of Guru Har Rai Ji)

19 Magh

31st  January

Thursday

Janam Divas Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji
(Birthday Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji)

30 Magh

11th February

Monday

Gurgadi Guru Har Rai

 1 Chet

14th  March

Thursday

Sikh New Years Day

 1 Chet

14th  March

Thursday

Jotijot Guru Hargobind

 6 Chet 

19th  March

Tuesday

Hola Mohalla

15 Chet

28th  March

Monday

Birthday Sahibzada Jujhar Singh
(2nd son of Guru Gobind Singh)

27 Chet

9th April

Tuesday

Vaisakhi - Creation of the Khalsa

 1 Vaisakh

14th  April

Sunday

Parkash Guru Nanak
(Actual date of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday)

1 Vaisakh

14th  April

Sunday

Jotijot Guru Angad

 3 Vaisakh

16th  April

Tuesday

Gurgadi Guru Amar Das

 3 Vaisakh

16th  April

Tuesday

Jotijot Guru Harkrishan

 3 Vaisakh

16th  April

Tuesday

Gurgadi Guru Tegh Bahadur

 3 Vaisakh

16th  April

Tuesday

Parkash Guru Angad
(Birthday Guru Angad Dev Ji)

5 Vaisakh

18th  April

Thursday

Parkash Guru Tegh Bahadur
(Birthday Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji)

5 Vaisakh

18th  April

Thursday

Parkash Guru Arjan
(Birthday Guru Arjan Dev Ji)

19 Vaisakh

2nd  May

Thursday

Parkash Guru Amar Das
(Birthday Guru Amar Das Ji)

9 Jeth

23rd  May

Thursday

Gurgadi Guru Hargobind

28 Jeth

11th  June

Tuesday

Jotijot Guru Arjan Dev Ji

 2 Harh

16th  June

Sunday

Foundation of Sri Akal Takhat

18 Harh

2nd July

Tuesday

Parkash Guru Hargobind Ji

21 Harh

5th  July

Friday

Miri Piri Divas (Guru Hargobind)

 6 Sawan

21st  July

Sunday

Parkash Guru Harkrishan Ji

 8 Sawan

23rd  July

Tuesday

Barsi Bhagat Puran Singh

20 Sawan

5th August

Monday

Prakash Guru Granth Sahib Ji
(First Installation of Adi Granth)

17 Bhadon

1st  September

Sunday

Jotijot Guru Amar Das Ji

2 Asu

16th  September

Monday

Gurgadi Guru Ramdas Ji

2 Asu

16th  September

Monday

Jotijot Guru Ramdas Ji

2 Asu

16th  September

Monday

Gurgadi Guru Arjan Dev Ji

2 Asu

16th  September

Monday

Gurgadi Guru Angad Dev Ji

4 Asu

18th September

Wednesday

Jotijot Guru Nanak Dev Ji

8 Asu

22nd  September

Sunday

Parkash Guru Ramdas

25 Asu

9th  October

Wednesday

Jotijot Guru Har Rai

6 Katik

20th October

Sunday

Gurgadi Guru Harkrishan

6 Katik

20th October

Sunday

Gurgadi Guru Granth Sahib

6 Katik

20th October

Sunday

Jotijot Guru Gobind Singh

7 Katik

21st  October

Monday

Bandi Chhor Divas

14 Katik

3rd  November

Sunday

Joti Jot Baba Deep Singh

22 Katik

11th November

Monday

Guru Nanak Jayanti
(Celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday)

28 Katik

17th November

Sunday

Gurgadi Guru Gobind Singh

11 Maghar

24th  November

Sunday

Jotijot Guru Tegh Bahadur

11 Maghar

24th  November

Sunday

Birthday Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji (third son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji)

15 Maghar

28th November

Thursday

Birthday Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji (youngest of Guru Gobind Singh)

29 Maghar

12th  December 

Thursday

Shaheedi of Guru Gobind Singhs Eldest Two Sons
(Martyrdom of Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh &  other Shaheeds of Chamkaur Sahib)

8 Poh

21st December 


Saturday

Shaheedi Guru Gobind Singh Youngest Two Sons
(Martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh & Mata Gujri Ji)

13 Poh

26th December


Thursday


Terminology

  • Parkash - Birthday
  • Gurgadi - Ascension to Guruship
  • Jotijot - Death Anniversary

                                       Sikh Festivals Movable Dates

Three Events are still celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar, meaning that their dates change every year. Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday has been traditionally celebrated on Katik Poornamashi. Although the correct birth date according to the majority of Janamsakhis has been established as Vaisakh 1 (April 14), it continues to be celebrated on Katik Poornamashi until such time as it is changed to Vaisakh 1.

Year

Parkash Guru Nanak

Hola Mohalla

Bandi Chhor Divas





2013

17th    November

28th   March

3rd     November

2014

6th      November

17th   March

23rd   October

2015

25th   November

6th     March

11th   November

2016

14th    November

24th   March

30th   November

2017

 4th     November

13th   March

19th   October

2018

23rd    November

2nd    March

7th     November

2019

12th    November

21st    March

27th   October

2020

30th    November

10th   March

14th   November


Sikh Nanakshahi Calendar (Fixed dates as of 2003)

Ocassion

Nanakshahi Date

Common Era Date

Parkash Guru Gobind Singh

 23 Poh

 5th  January

Parkash Guru Har Rai

 19 Magh

 31st  January

Gurgadi Guru Har Rai

 1 Chet

 14th  March

Sikh New Years Day

 1 Chet

 14th  March

Hola Mohalla

 1 Chet

 14th  March

Jotijot Guru Hargobind

 6 Chet 

 19th  March

Parkash Guru Nanak

 1 Vaisakh

 14th  April

Vaisakhi - Creation of the Khalsa

 1 Vaisakh

 14th  April

Jotijot Guru Angad

 3 Vaisakh

 16th  April

Gurgadi Guru Amar Das

 3 Vaisakh

 16th  April

Jotijot Guru Harkrishan

 3 Vaisakh

 16th  April

Gurgadi Guru Tegh Bahadur

 3 Vaisakh

 16th  April

Parkash Guru Angad

 5 Vaisakh

 18th  April

Parkash Guru Tegh Bahadur

 5 Vaisakh

 18th  April

Parkash Guru Arjan

19 Vaisakh

2nd  May

Parkash Guru Amar Das

9 Jeth

23rd  May

Gurgadi Guru Hargobind

28 Jeth

11th  June

Jotijot Guru Arjan

2 Harh

16th  June

Parkash Guru Hargobind

21 Harh

5th  July

Miri Piri Divas (Guru Hargobind)

6 Sawan

21st  July

Parkash Guru Harkrishan

8 Sawan

23rd  July

First Installation of Adi Granth

17 Bhadon

1st  September

Jotijot Guru Amar Das

2 Asu

16th  September

Gurgadi Guru Ramdas

2 Asu

16th  September

Jotijot Guru Ramdas

2 Asu

16th  September

Gurgadi Guru Arjan

2 Asu

16th  September

Gurgadi Guru Angad

4 Asu

18th September

Jotijot Guru Nanak

8 Asu

22nd  September

Parkash Guru Ramdas

25 Asu

9th  October

Jotijot Guru Har Rai

6 Katik

20th October

Gurgadi Guru Harkrishan

6 Katik

20th October

Gurgadi Guru Granth Sahib

6 Katik

20th October

Jotijot Guru Gobind Singh

7 Katik

21st  October

Bandi Chhor Divas

14 Katik

26th  October 

Gurgadi Guru Gobind Singh

11 Maghar

24th  November

Jotijot Guru Tegh Bahadur

11 Maghar

24th  November

Martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singhs Eldest Two Sons

8 Poh

21st December 

Martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Youngest Two Sons

13 Poh

26th December