Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1920
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment04:51
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 1920
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1920
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1920
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 1920
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 1920
- Holi — 5 March 1920
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1920
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1920
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 1920
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 June 1920
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1920
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1920
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1920
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1920
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 1920
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1920
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1920
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1920
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1920
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1920
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1920
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1920
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1920
- Dhanteras — 8 November 1920
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 1920
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1920
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 1920
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 1920
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1920
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1920
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1920
- Hindu Festivals 1920 →