Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1970
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment00:31
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 1970
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1970
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1970
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1970
- Holika Dahan — 22 March 1970
- Holi — 24 March 1970
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1970
- Ram Navami — 14 April 1970
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 1970
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1970
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1970
- Nag Panchami — 7 August 1970
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1970
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 1970
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1970
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1970
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1970
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1970
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1970
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1970
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1970
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 1970
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 1970
- Dhanteras — 27 October 1970
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 1970
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1970
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1970
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1970
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1970
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1970
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1970
- Hindu Festivals 1970 →