Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1978
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment01:45
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 1978
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1978
- Vasant Panchami — 12 February 1978
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1978
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1978
- Holi — 25 March 1978
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 1978
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1978
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1978
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1978
- Guru Purnima — 20 July 1978
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1978
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 1978
- Krishna Janmashtami — 25 August 1978
- Hartalika Teej — 5 September 1978
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 1978
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 1978
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 1978
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1978
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 1978
- Maha Navami — 10 October 1978
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 11 October 1978
- Karwa Chauth — 19 October 1978
- Dhanteras — 29 October 1978
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1978
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 1978
- Govardhan Puja — 1 November 1978
- Bhai Dooj — 2 November 1978
- Chhath Puja — 6 November 1978
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 1978
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 1978
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