Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1928
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment06:05
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 1928
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1928
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1928
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1928
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1928
- Holi — 7 March 1928
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1928
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1928
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1928
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1928
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1928
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1928
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1928
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1928
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1928
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 1928
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1928
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1928
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 1928
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1928
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1928
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1928
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1928
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1928
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1928
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 11 November 1928
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1928
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1928
- Chhath Puja — 18 November 1928
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1928
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1928
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