Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2041
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 moment05:25
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 2041
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2041
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2041
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2041
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 2041
- Holi — 18 March 2041
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2041
- Ram Navami — 9 April 2041
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 2041
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2041
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2041
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 2041
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2041
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2041
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2041
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 2041
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2041
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2041
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 2041
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2041
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2041
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 2041
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2041
- Dhanteras — 22 October 2041
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2041
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 2041
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 2041
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 2041
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 2041
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 2041
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 2041
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