The desi month date today, converted live from the English calendar — Nanakshahi (Punjabi), Bikrami and Islamic date together in one view, for Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and every city in Pakistan.
⚠ Desi (Nanakshahi/Bikrami) dates are fixed to the solar calendar. Islamic dates above are calculated estimates — the official Pakistan date depends on the moon-sighting announcement from the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and may differ by ±1 day.
The Nanakshahi desi date is the same everywhere in Pakistan — it's a fixed solar calendar, so today's desi month date in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Faisalabad and Multan is identical.
Convert any English date to the Nanakshahi (desi), Bikrami and Islamic date instantly.
The desi month date today refers to today's date on the traditional Punjabi (Nanakshahi) calendar — the solar calendar used for generations across Punjab, Sindh and the wider desi community in Pakistan and India. Unlike the lunar Islamic calendar, the desi calendar is fixed to the sun, so each of its 12 months lands on the same Gregorian dates every single year: Vaisakhi always falls on 14 April, and Chet Sangrand always falls on 14 March.
People search for "desi date today," "punjabi date today," and "punjabi month date" mainly to track farming seasons, cultural festivals like Vaisakhi and Lohri, and Gurpurab dates on the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar — since this desi system was formally standardized in 1999 by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and is now the fixed civil reference for Punjabi and Sikh communities alike.
Pakistan uses three date systems side by side. The desi (Nanakshahi) calendar is solar and fixed — 12 months, no drift. The Islamic (Hijri) calendar is lunar, so its months shift roughly 10–11 days earlier every Gregorian year, and its start date depends on local moon sighting confirmed by the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. The Bikrami Samvat is a much older luni-solar calendar still used in parts of Punjab, currently in year 2083 BS.
Every desi month, with its fixed Gregorian date range. Click a month for the full guide.
Every day of the Gregorian year with its matching Nanakshahi desi date. Today is highlighted.
Sangrand is the first day of every desi month, when a special Hukamnama is read in Gurdwaras across Pakistan and India.
| # | Month | Sangrand Date 2026 | Day | Nanakshahi Year |
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Today's desi (Nanakshahi) date is shown live at the top of this page, and it's automatically the same across every city and province in Pakistan since the desi calendar is a fixed solar calendar.
The desi date is identical in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and every other Pakistani city on any given day — it does not change by location, only by the fixed solar month.
The desi (Nanakshahi) calendar is solar with fixed Gregorian dates every year. The Islamic (Hijri) calendar is lunar, so its dates shift earlier by about 10–11 days each year and depend on moon sighting.
Vaisakhi 2026 falls on 14 April 2026 (1 Vaisakh 558 NS) — it is a fixed date on the desi calendar every year.
The 12 desi months, in order starting from the desi new year, are: Chet, Vaisakh, Jeth, Harh, Sawan, Bhadon, Assu, Katak, Maghar, Poh, Magh and Phagun.