Nanakshahi Calendar

What is the Nanakshahi calendar?

The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar named after Guru Nanak Sahib. Its first year begins in 1469 CE, the year of his birth, so the current Nanakshahi year is 558. The year always starts on 16 March with the month of Chet.

Unlike older lunar calendars, every Nanakshahi month begins on a fixed Gregorian date and has a fixed number of days. That is why today's Desi date stays easy to look up from year to year.

The 12 Nanakshahi months

Each month is listed below with its Gregorian span in Nanakshahi year 558.

• Chet - 31 days, 16 March to 15 April.
• Vaisakh - 31 days, 16 April to 16 May.
• Jeth - 31 days, 17 May to 16 June.
• Harh - 31 days, 17 June to 17 July.
• Sawan - 31 days, 18 July to 17 August.
• Bhadon - 30 days, 18 August to 16 September.
• Assu - 30 days, 17 September to 16 October.
• Katak - 30 days, 17 October to 15 November.
• Maghar - 30 days, 16 November to 15 December.
• Poh - 30 days, 16 December to 14 January.
• Magh - 30 days, 15 January to 13 February.
• Phaggan - 30 days, 14 February to 15 March.

See all month names in English, Urdu and Punjabi on the Desi month name page, or convert any date with the Desi date converter.