Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1941
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment14:04
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 1941
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1941
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1941
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 1941
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1941
- Holi — 14 March 1941
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1941
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1941
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1941
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1941
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1941
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 1941
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1941
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 1941
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1941
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1941
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1941
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 1941
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1941
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1941
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1941
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 1941
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1941
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1941
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1941
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1941
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1941
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1941
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1941
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 1941
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 1941
- Hindu Festivals 1941 →