Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 1995
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment10:21
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 1995
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1995
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1995
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1995
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1995
- Holi — 17 March 1995
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1995
- Ram Navami — 9 April 1995
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1995
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1995
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1995
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1995
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1995
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1995
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 1995
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1995
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 1995
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1995
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1995
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1995
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1995
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1995
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1995
- Dhanteras — 21 October 1995
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 1995
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1995
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 1995
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1995
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1995
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1995
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1995
- Hindu Festivals 1995 →