Sangrand is the first day of a month according to traditional solar calendars. The date of Sangrand in January 2021 is 14 January (Thursday) and this is the Magh month Sangrand.
Desi month Magh (ਮਾਘ) will start on this date. Magh is the eleventh month of the year according to Bikarmi Samvat (Vikram Samvat) calendar.
The festival of Maaghi (ਮਾਘੀ) is observed on the sangrand of Maagh month and hence the Maaghi is on 14th Jan 2021. The Sankranti or Sangrand of Maagh month is known as Makar Sankranti.
Poh, the tenth month of the year, will end on 13th January. Lohri is a famous festival of Punjab, which is celebrated on the last day in the month of Poh. The months of Poh and Maagh are the coldest months in Punjab and other parts of North India. The winter season starts fading away by the end of this month.
ਜਨਵਰੀ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਰੀਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਲਿੰਕ ਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ:
Gurpurab in January 2021
On this page, we have also given list of other important days according to desi calendar and this information is divided into following sections:
| Important Days in January 2021 |
| Date |
Weekday |
Special Day |
| 13 January | Wednesday | Massya |
| 14 January | Thursday | Sangrand |
| 18 January | Monday | Panchmi |
| 23 January | Saturday | Dashmi |
| 28 January | Thursdy | Puranmashi |
What is Sangrand
Sangrand (Sankranti in Hindi) is the first day of a month according to Indian traditional calendar. Note that there are two types of traditional calendars - Solar (based upon Sun) and Lunar (based upon Moon). Sangrand (Sankranti) is the beginning of a new month according to the Solar calendar. The day next to Masya or Puranmashi is considered as the first day of a month according to the Lunar calendar and most of the religious festivals in India like Diwali, Holi, Gurpurab etc. are based upon the Lunar calendar.
Chet is the first month of the year according to Bikrami Samvat calendar and hence the sangrand of Chet month is considered as the new year day.
So according to desi calendar of 2021, the new year will start on Sunday, 14th March 2021.
Many readers will say that Vaisakh is the first month of the year and festival of Vaisakhi is the new year day. But actually this festival is related to the harvesting season of wheat crop.
The list of Sangrand dates in 2021 is given on this page.
Sangrand Dates 2021
In this section, the dates of Sangrand in 2021 are given. The weekday and the desi month is also mentioned alongwith the Sangrand date.
| Sr. No. |
Sangrand Date |
Day of Week |
Indian Month |
| 1. | 14 January | Thursday | 1 Maagh |
| 2. | 12 February | Friday | 1 Phagan |
| 3. | 14 March | Sunday | 1 Chet |
| 4. | 13 April | Tuesday | 1 Vaisakh |
| 5. | 14 May | Friday | 1 Jeth |
| 6. | 15 June | Tuesday | 1 Harh |
| 7. | 16 July | Friday | 1 Sawan |
| 8. | 16 August | Monday | 1 Bhadon |
| 8. | 16 September | Thursday | 1 Assu |
| 10. | 17 October | Sunday | 1 Kattak |
| 11. | 16 November | Tuesday | 1 Maghar |
| 12. | 15 December | Wednesday | 1 Poh |
Puranmashi in 2021
The night of Full Moon is called as Puranmashi (or Punia) in Punjabi and the hindi word for this is Purnima. On this night, moon is visible as full circle and brighter than other days.
As this is associated with the rotation of moon around the earth and each cycle takes little more than 29 days, so the day of puranmashi comes after almost 29 days.
The date of
Puranmashi in January 2021 is Thursday, 28th January and this is the Poh month puranmashi.
The list of Puranmashi dates in the year 2021 is given in the following table.
| Sr. No. | Puranmashi Date | Day of Week |
| 1. | 28 January | Thursdy |
| 2. | 27 February | Saturday |
| 3. | 28 March | Sunday |
| 4. | 27 April | Tuesday |
| 5. | 26 May | Wednesday |
| 6. | 24 June | Thursday |
| 7. | 24 July | Saturday |
| 8. | 22 August | Sunday |
| 9. | 20 September | Monday |
| 10. | 20 October | Wednesday |
| 11. | 19 November | Friday |
| 12. | 19 December | Sunday |
Masya in 2020
Masya or Amavasya is the new moon day. Moon is not visible on the night of masya. The date of
Masya in January 2021 is Wednesday, 13th January 2021.
The list of Masya dates in the year 2021 is given in the following table.
| Sr. No. | Masya Date | Day of Week |
| 1. | 13 January | Wednesday |
| 2. | 11 February | Thursday |
| 3. | 13 March | Saturday |
| 4. | 11-12 April | Sunday-Monday |
| 5. | 11 May | Tuesday |
| 6. | 10 June | Thursday |
| 7. | 9-10 July | Friday-Saturday |
| 8. | 8 August | Sunday |
| 9. | 7 September | Tuesday |
| 10. | 6 October | Wednesday |
| 11. | 4 November | Thursday |
| 12. | 4 December | Saturday |
Panchmi in 2021
The 5th day from the masya date is called as Panchami. This day is considered significant in Hindu religion and is considered a special day for some rituals.
The Panchmi in the month of January 2021 is on 18th January (Monday).
| Sr. No. | Panchami Date | Day of Week |
| 1. | 18 January | Monday |
| 2. | 16 February | Tuesday |
| 3. | 18 March | Thursday |
| 4. | 17 April | Saturday |
| 5. | 17 May | Monday |
| 6. | 15 June | Tuesday |
| 7. | 15 July | Thursday |
| 8. | 13 August | Friday |
| 9. | 11 September | Saturday |
| 10. | 10 October | Sunday |
| 11. | 9 November | Tuesday |
| 12. | 8 December | Wednesday |
Dashmi in 2020
The tenth day from Masya or Puranmashi is called as Dashmi (also Dasmi). The Dashmi, which is generally observed in temples and gurudwaras, is the tenth day from Masya.
So the dashmi dates given below are according to Masya. The date of
Dasmi in January 2021 is Saturday, 23rd January.
| Sr. No. | Dashmi Date | Day of Week |
| 1. | 23 January | Saturday |
| 2. | 22 February | Monday |
| 3. | 24 March | Wednesday |
| 4. | 22 April | Thursday |
| 5. | 22 May | Saturday |
| 6. | 20 June | Sunday |
| 7 | 19 July | Monday |
| 8. | 17 August | Tuesday |
| 9. | 16 September | Thursday |
| 10. | 15 October | Friday |
| 11. | 13 November | Saturday |
| 12. | 13 December | Monday |