Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2032
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 moment22:02
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 2032
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2032
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2032
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 2032
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 2032
- Holi — 28 March 2032
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2032
- Ram Navami — 18 April 2032
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2032
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 2032
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 2032
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 2032
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 2032
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 2032
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 2032
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 2032
- Anant Chaturdashi — 18 September 2032
- Pitru Paksha begins — 20 September 2032
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 2032
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 2032
- Maha Navami — 13 October 2032
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 2032
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 2032
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2032
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 2032
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 2032
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 2032
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 2032
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 2032
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 17 November 2032
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 17 November 2032
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