Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1922
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment17:09
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 1922
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1922
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 1922
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 1922
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1922
- Holi — 14 March 1922
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 1922
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1922
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1922
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 27 June 1922
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1922
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 1922
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1922
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1922
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1922
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1922
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1922
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1922
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1922
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1922
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1922
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1922
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1922
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1922
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1922
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1922
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1922
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1922
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1922
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 1922
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 1922
- Hindu Festivals 1922 →