Sangrand 2026

Sangrand (Sankranti in Hindi) is the first day of a month according to desi calendar or Indian traditional calendar. Here it may be noted 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 the Bikrami Samvat calendar and hence the sangrand of Chet month is considered as the new year day. So according to desi calendar of 2026, the new year will start on Saturday, 14th March 2026. Many readers will say that Vaisakh is the first month of the year and the 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 2026 is given in the next sections on this page.
On this page, we have also given list of other important days according to desi calendar and this information is divided into following sections:

Sangrand in January 2026

Sangrand is the first day of a month according to the traditional solar calendars and the Nanakshahi calendar. The date of Sangrand in January 2026 is 14th January 2026 (Wednesday) and this is the Magh month Sangrand (Magh Sangrand 2026).
Desi month Magh (ਮਾਘ in Punjabi) will start on this date. Magh is the eleventh month of the year according to Bikarmi Samvat (Vikram Samvat) year.
This year, there will be 29 days in the month of Magh and this month will end on 11th February 2026.
The festival of Maghi (ਮਾਘੀ) is observed on the sangrand of Magh month and hence the Maghi is on 14th Jan 2026. The Sankranti or Sangrand of Magh month is also known as Makar Sankranti.
The months of Poh and Maagh are the coldest months in Punjab and other parts of North India. The winter season is at its peak during these two months. By the end of this month i.e. mid February, the winter season starts fading away and the people get some respite from the biting cold.

For a list of Gurpurab dates in January 2026, check the following page:
Gurpurab in January 2026
Special Days in January 2026
3 JanuaryPuranmashiSaturday
14 JanuarySangrandWednesday
18 JanuaryMasyaSunday
23 JanuaryPanchmiFriday
28 JanuaryDashmiWednesday

Sangrand 2026 List

In this section, we have given the list of dates of Sangrand in 2026. The weekday and the desi month is also mentioned alongwith the Sangrand date.
Sangrand 2026 Dates
Sr. No. Month Sangrand 2026 Day of Week Desi Month
1.January14 JAN 2026WednesdayMaagh
2.February12 FEB 2026ThursdayPhagan
3.March14 MAR 2026SaturdayChet
4.April14 APR 2026TuesdayVaisakh
5.May15 MAY 2026FridayJeth
6.June15 JUN 2026MondayHarh
7.July16 JUL 2026ThursdaySawan
8.August17 AUG 2026MondayBhadon
9.September17 SEP 2026ThursdayAssu
10.October17 OCT 2026SaturdayKattak
11.November16 NOV 2026MondayMaghar
12.December16 DEC 2026WednesdayPoh

Puranmashi January 2026

The night of Full Moon is called as Puranmashi (Pooranmashi 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 2026 is Saturday, 3rd January and this is the Poh sudi puranmashi.
The list of Puranmashi dates in the year 2026 is given in the following table.
Sr. No.Puranmashi DateDay of Week
1 3 January 2026 Saturday
2 1 February 2026 Sunday
3 3 March 2026 Tuesday
4 2 April 2026 Thursday
5 1 May 2026 Friday
6 31 May 2026 Sunday
7 29 June 2026 Monday
8 29 July 2026 Wednesday
9 28 August 2026 Friday
10 26 September 2026 Saturday
11 26 October 2026 Monday
12 24 November 2026 Tuesday
13 23 December 2026 Wednesday


Masya January 2026

Masya or Amavasya is the new moon day. Moon is not visible on the night of masya. The day of Masya is related to the rotation of the moon around the earth. As each rotation takes approximately 29 days, so the day of Masya comes after around 29 days. In the month of January, the date of Masya is 18th November 2026 (Sunday) which is Magh Vadi Masya.

The list of Masya dates in the year 2026 is given in the following table.
Sr. No.Masya DateDay of Week
1 18 January 2026 Sunday
2 17 February 2026 Tuesday
3 19 March 2026 Thursday
4 17 April 2026 Friday
5 16 May 2026 Saturday
6 15 June 2026 Monday
7 14 July 2026 Tuesday
8 12 August 2026 Wednesday
9 11 September 2026 Friday
10 10 October 2026 Saturday
11 9 November 2026 Monday
12 8 December 2026 Tuesday


Panchmi January 2026

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 date of Panchmi in the month of January 2026 is Friday, 23rd January 2026.
This is the Magh month panchami and is celebrated as the festival of Basant Panchmi.
Sr. No.Panchami DateDay of Week
1 23 January 2026 Friday
2 22 February 2026 Sunday
3 23 March 2026 Monday
4 21 April 2026 Tuesday
5 21 May 2026 Thursday
6 19 June 2026 Friday
7 18 July 2026 Saturday
8 17 August 2026 Monday
9 16 September 2026 Wednesday
10 15 October 2026 Thursday
11 14 November 2026 Saturday
12 14 December 2026 Monday


Dashmi in January 2026

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 the month of January 2026 is 28th January (Wednesday) and this is Magh sudi dasmi. For more details about dasmi, check the following page: Dashmi 2026.
Sr. No.Dashmi DateDay of Week
1 28 January 2026 Wednesday
2 26 February 2026 Thursday
3 28 March 2026 Saturday
4 26 April 2026 Sunday
5 25 May 2026 Monday
6 24 June 2026 Wednesday
7 24 July 2026 Friday
8 22 August 2026 Saturday
9 21 September 2026 Monday
10 21 October 2026 Wednesday
11 20 November 2026 Friday
12 19 December 2026 Saturday