Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1932
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment06:41
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 1932
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1932
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1932
- Maha Shivaratri — 5 March 1932
- Holi — 23 March 1932
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1932
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1932
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 1932
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1932
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1932
- Nag Panchami — 7 August 1932
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 1932
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1932
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 1932
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1932
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1932
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1932
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1932
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1932
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1932
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1932
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1932
- Dhanteras — 27 October 1932
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1932
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1932
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1932
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 1932
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1932
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1932
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1932
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