Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1944
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment08:32
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 1944
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1944
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 1944
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1944
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 1944
- Holi — 10 March 1944
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1944
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1944
- Akshaya Tritiya — 25 April 1944
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 22 June 1944
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1944
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 1944
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1944
- Krishna Janmashtami — 10 August 1944
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 1944
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 1944
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 1944
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 September 1944
- Sharad Navratri begins — 18 September 1944
- Durga Ashtami — 25 September 1944
- Maha Navami — 26 September 1944
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 1944
- Karwa Chauth — 5 October 1944
- Dhanteras — 14 October 1944
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 16 October 1944
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 16 October 1944
- Govardhan Puja — 18 October 1944
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 1944
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 1944
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 31 October 1944
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 31 October 1944
- Hindu Festivals 1944 →