Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1939
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment01:46
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 1939
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1939
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1939
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 1939
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1939
- Holi — 6 March 1939
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1939
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1939
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1939
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1939
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1939
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1939
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1939
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1939
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1939
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1939
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1939
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1939
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1939
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1939
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1939
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1939
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1939
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1939
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1939
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1939
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1939
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 1939
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1939
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1939
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1939
- Hindu Festivals 1939 →