Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1955
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment04:13
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 1955
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1955
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1955
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 1955
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 1955
- Holi — 9 March 1955
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1955
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1955
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1955
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1955
- Guru Purnima — 5 July 1955
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 1955
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1955
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1955
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 1955
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 1955
- Anant Chaturdashi — 30 September 1955
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 1955
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1955
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 1955
- Maha Navami — 25 October 1955
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 1955
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1955
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1955
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1955
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1955
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 1955
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 1955
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 1955
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1955
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1955
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