Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1980
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment14:03
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 1980
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1980
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1980
- Maha Shivaratri — 14 February 1980
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 1980
- Holi — 2 March 1980
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 1980
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1980
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 April 1980
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1980
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1980
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1980
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1980
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1980
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1980
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 1980
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1980
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 1980
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 1980
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1980
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1980
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1980
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 1980
- Dhanteras — 5 November 1980
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1980
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 1980
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1980
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1980
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 1980
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 1980
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 1980
- Hindu Festivals 1980 →