Magh (Punjabi calendar) explained

Māgh (Shahmukhi: Panjabi; Punjabi: {{nq|ماگھ; Gurmukhi: Panjabi; Punjabi: ਮਾਘ, in Panjabi; Punjabi pronounced as /máːgᵊ/) is the eleventh month^[1] of the Punjabi calendar as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the activities within Sikhism.

This month coincides with Magha in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar,^[2] and January and February in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 days long.

Important events during this month

January

• January 14 (1 Māgh) - The start of the month Magh
• January 31 (19 Māgh) - Birth of Guru Har Rai Ji

February

• February 11 (30 Māgh) - Birthday of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji
• February 12 (1 Phaggan) - The end of the month Magh and the start of Phaggan

See also

• Punjabi calendar

External links

• www.srigranth.org SGGS Page 133
• www.sikhcoalition.org

Notes and References

1. Book: Thomas, R. Hughes. Memoirs on Shikarpoor, the Syuds of Roree and Bakku, the Khyrpoor State ... Memoirs on the River Indus .... 1855. Government at Bombay Education Society's Press. en.
2. Book: Nilsson, Usha. Mira Bai (Rajasthani Poetess). 1997. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-0411-9. en.