Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2044
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 moment23:53
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 2044
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2044
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 2044
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 2044
- Holika Dahan — 13 March 2044
- Holi — 14 March 2044
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 2044
- Ram Navami — 6 April 2044
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 2044
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 27 June 2044
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 2044
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 2044
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 2044
- Krishna Janmashtami — 16 August 2044
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2044
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 2044
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 2044
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 2044
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 2044
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 2044
- Maha Navami — 30 September 2044
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 2044
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 2044
- Dhanteras — 18 October 2044
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2044
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 2044
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2044
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2044
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 2044
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 2044
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 2044
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