Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1969
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment18:22
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 1969
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1969
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1969
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 1969
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 1969
- Holi — 5 March 1969
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1969
- Ram Navami — 27 March 1969
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 1969
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 1969
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1969
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1969
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1969
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 1969
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 1969
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 1969
- Anant Chaturdashi — 24 September 1969
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 1969
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 1969
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1969
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1969
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1969
- Karwa Chauth — 28 October 1969
- Dhanteras — 7 November 1969
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 1969
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 1969
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1969
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1969
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1969
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 1969
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 1969
- Hindu Festivals 1969 →