Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1947
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment02:59
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 1947
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1947
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1947
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1947
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1947
- Holi — 8 March 1947
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 1947
- Ram Navami — 30 March 1947
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 1947
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 1947
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1947
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1947
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1947
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 1947
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1947
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1947
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 1947
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1947
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1947
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1947
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1947
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1947
- Karwa Chauth — 1 November 1947
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1947
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1947
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1947
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1947
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1947
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1947
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1947
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1947
- Hindu Festivals 1947 →