Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1950
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment21:27
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 1950
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1950
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 1950
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 1950
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 1950
- Holi — 5 March 1950
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1950
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1950
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1950
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 1950
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1950
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1950
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1950
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 1950
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 1950
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 1950
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1950
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1950
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 1950
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1950
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1950
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1950
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 1950
- Dhanteras — 7 November 1950
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 1950
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 1950
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1950
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1950
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1950
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 1950
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 1950
- Hindu Festivals 1950 →