Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1987
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment09:08
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 1987
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1987
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 1987
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1987
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1987
- Holi — 16 March 1987
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 1987
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1987
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1987
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1987
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1987
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1987
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 1987
- Krishna Janmashtami — 16 August 1987
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 1987
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1987
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 1987
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 1987
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1987
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1987
- Maha Navami — 1 October 1987
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 1987
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 1987
- Dhanteras — 20 October 1987
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1987
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1987
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 1987
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1987
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1987
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1987
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1987
- Hindu Festivals 1987 →