Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1954
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment22:04
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 1954
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1954
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 1954
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 1954
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 1954
- Holi — 20 March 1954
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 1954
- Ram Navami — 11 April 1954
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1954
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1954
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1954
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 1954
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 1954
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 1954
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 1954
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 1954
- Anant Chaturdashi — 11 September 1954
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 1954
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 1954
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 1954
- Maha Navami — 6 October 1954
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1954
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 1954
- Dhanteras — 24 October 1954
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 1954
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 1954
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 1954
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 1954
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1954
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 1954
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 1954
- Hindu Festivals 1954 →