Sangrand 2024
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 2023, the new year will start on Tuesday, 14th March 2024. 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 2024 is given 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 October 2024
Sangrand is the first day of a month according to the traditional solar calendars. The date of Sangrand in October 2024 is 17th October 2024 (Thursday) and this is the Kattak month Sangrand (Kattak Sangrand 2024). This month, the Purnamashi is also coming on the same date as Sangrand and it is very rare that both Sangrand and Puranmashi fall on the same date.Desi month Kattak (ਕੱਤਕ in Punjabi) will start on this date. Kattak is the eighth month of an year according to the desi calendar and the Nanakshahi calendar.
For a list of Gurpurab dates in October 2024, check the following page:
Gurpurab in October 2024
Special Days in October 2024 | ||
17 October | Sangrand | Thursday |
2 October | Massya | Wednesday |
8 October | Panchmi | Tuesday |
13 October | Dashmi | Sunday |
17 October | Puranmashi | Thursday |
Sangrand 2024 List
In this section, the dates of Sangrand in 2024 are given. The weekday and the desi month is also mentioned alongwith the Sangrand date.Sr. No. | Month | Sangrand 2024 | Day of Week | Desi Month | ;
1. | January | 14 JAN 2024 | Sunday | Maagh |
2. | February | 13 FEB 2024 | Tuesday | Phagan |
3. | March | 14 MAR 2024 | Thursday | Chet |
4. | April | 13 APR 2024 | Saturday | Vaisakh |
5. | May | 14 MAY 2024 | Tuesday | Jeth |
6. | June | 14 JUN 2024 | Friday | Harh |
7. | July | 16 JUL 2024 | Tuesday | Sawan |
8. | August | 16 AUG 2024 | Friday | Bhadon |
9. | September | 16 SEP 2024 | Monday | Assu |
10. | October | 17 OCT 2024 | Thursday | Kattak |
11. | November | 16 NOV 2024 | Saturday | Maghar |
12. | December | 15 DEC 2024 | Sunday | Poh |
Puranmashi October 2024
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 October 2024 is Thursday, 17th October and this is the Assu sudi puranmashi.
The festival of Valmik Jayanti is also observed on the Puranmashi of Assu month. This day is a govt holiday in Punjab and also many other states of India. The list of Puranmashi dates in the year 2024 is given in the following table.
Sr. No. | Puranmashi Date | Day of Week |
1 | 25 January 2024 | Thursday |
2 | 24 February 2024 | Saturday |
3 | 25 March 2024 | Monday |
4 | 23 April 2024 | Tuesday |
5 | 23 May 2024 | Thursday |
6 | 22 June 2024 | Saturday |
7 | 21 July 2024 | Sunday |
8 | 19 August 2024 | Monday |
9 | 18 September 2024 | Wednesday |
10 | 17 October 2024 | Thursday |
11 | 15 November 2024 | Friday |
12 | 15 December 2024 | Sunday |
Masya October 2024
Masya or Amavasya is the new moon day. Moon is not visible on the night of masya. The date of Masya in October 2024 is 2 October 2024 (Wednesday). This is Assu Vadi Masya or Ashwin Amavasya.According to Amanta Calendar (Hindu calendar from Amavasya to Amavasya), the new month starts from Amavasya. So according to this, the Ashwin month will start from 2nd October 2024.
The list of Masya dates in the year 2024 is given in the following table.
Sr. No. | Masya Date | Day of Week |
1 | 11 January 2024 | Thursday |
2 | 9 February 2024 | Friday |
3 | 10 March 2024 | Sunday |
4 | 8 April 2024 | Monday |
5 | 8 May 2024 | Wednesday |
6 | 6 June 2024 | Thursday |
7 | 5 July 2024 | Friday |
8 | 4 August 2024 | Sunday |
9 | 2-3 September 2024 | Monday, Tuesday |
10 | 2 October 2024 | Wednesday |
11 | 1 November 2024 | Friday |
12 | 1 December 2024 | Sunday |
13 | 30 December 2024 | Monday |
Panchmi October 2024
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 October 2024 is on Tuesday, 8th October 2024.Sr. No. | Panchami Date | Day of Week |
1 | 15 January 2024 | Monday |
2 | 14 February 2024 | Wednesday |
3 | 14 March 2024 | Thursday |
4 | 13 April 2024 | Saturday |
5 | 12 May 2024 | Sunday |
6 | 11 June 2024 | Tuesday |
7 | 11 July 2024 | Thursday |
8 | 9 August 2024 | Friday |
9 | 8 September 2024 | Sunday |
10 | 8 October 2024 | Tuesday |
11 | 6 November 2024 | Wednesday |
12 | 6 December 2024 | Friday |
Dashmi in October 2024
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 October 2024 is 13th October 2024 (Sunday) and it is Assu sudi dasmi. Note that the festival of Dussehra is on 12th October 2024 and not on 13th. For more details about dasmi, check the following page: Dashmi 2024.Sr. No. | Dashmi Date | Day of Week |
1 | 20 January 2024 | Saturday |
2 | 19 February 2024 | Monday |
3 | 19 March 2024 | Tuesday |
4 | 18 April 2024 | Thursday |
5 | 18 May 2024 | Saturday |
6 | 16 June 2024 | Sunday |
7 | 16 July 2024 | Tuesday |
8 | 15 August 2024 | Thursday |
9 | 13 September 2024 | Friday |
10 | 13 October 2024 | Sunday |
11 | 11 November 2024 | Monday |
12 | 10 December 2024 | Tuesday |