Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2027
The solar new year — harvest festival of Punjab; Sun enters sidereal Aries.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment15:16
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 2027
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2027
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 2027
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 2027
- Holika Dahan — 21 March 2027
- Holi — 23 March 2027
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 2027
- Ram Navami — 15 April 2027
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 2027
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 2027
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 2027
- Nag Panchami — 6 August 2027
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 2027
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 2027
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 2027
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 2027
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 2027
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 2027
- Sharad Navratri begins — 30 September 2027
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 2027
- Maha Navami — 9 October 2027
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 9 October 2027
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 2027
- Dhanteras — 27 October 2027
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 2027
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 2027
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 2027
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 2027
- Chhath Puja — 4 November 2027
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 2027
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 2027
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