Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1906
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment14:42
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaBaisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Baisakhi celebrated?
On the first day of the solar month of Vaisakha, which falls on 13 April in most years and 14 April in some. Being a solar festival, its date is nearly fixed, unlike the lunar festivals. This year's date is shown above.
Why is Baisakhi important to Sikhs?
On Vaisakhi in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib, initiating the Panj Pyare and giving the community the five kakars and the names Singh and Kaur. It is among the most significant days in the Sikh year.
Is Baisakhi a Hindu or a Sikh festival?
Both, and more. It is an ancient solar harvest festival kept across faiths and, since 1699, the founding day of the Khalsa. The same solar new year is celebrated across India under names like Vishu, Puthandu, Pohela Boishakh and Bihu.
Is a fast kept on Baisakhi?
No. Baisakhi is a festival of harvest and thanksgiving, kept with gurudwara worship, langar, and the mela — not with fasting.
Other major festivals in 1906
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1906
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 1906
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 1906
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 1906
- Holi — 11 March 1906
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1906
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1906
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 1906
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1906
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1906
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 1906
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1906
- Krishna Janmashtami — 11 August 1906
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 1906
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 23 August 1906
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 1906
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 September 1906
- Sharad Navratri begins — 19 September 1906
- Durga Ashtami — 25 September 1906
- Maha Navami — 26 September 1906
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 1906
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 1906
- Dhanteras — 15 October 1906
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1906
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 17 October 1906
- Govardhan Puja — 18 October 1906
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 1906
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 1906
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 1906
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 1906
- Hindu Festivals 1906 →