Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1952
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment09:46
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 1952
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1952
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1952
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1952
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1952
- Holi — 12 March 1952
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 1952
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1952
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1952
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1952
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1952
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1952
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 1952
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1952
- Hartalika Teej — 23 August 1952
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1952
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1952
- Pitru Paksha begins — 4 September 1952
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1952
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1952
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1952
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1952
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 1952
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1952
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1952
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1952
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 1952
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1952
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1952
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 1952
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 1952
- Hindu Festivals 1952 →