Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1924
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment05:28
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 1924
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1924
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1924
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 1924
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1924
- Holi — 22 March 1924
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1924
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1924
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 1924
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1924
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1924
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1924
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 1924
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1924
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1924
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 1924
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 1924
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 1924
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1924
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 1924
- Maha Navami — 6 October 1924
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1924
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1924
- Dhanteras — 25 October 1924
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1924
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 1924
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1924
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1924
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1924
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 1924
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 1924
- Hindu Festivals 1924 →