Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1918
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment16:32
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 1918
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1918
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1918
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1918
- Holika Dahan — 27 March 1918
- Holi — 28 March 1918
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1918
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1918
- Akshaya Tritiya — 13 May 1918
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1918
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1918
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 1918
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 1918
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1918
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1918
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1918
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1918
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1918
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1918
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 1918
- Maha Navami — 14 October 1918
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 1918
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1918
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1918
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1918
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1918
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1918
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1918
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1918
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1918
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1918
- Hindu Festivals 1918 →