Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2064
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 moment02:57
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 2064
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2064
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 2064
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 2064
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 2064
- Holi — 4 March 2064
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 2064
- Ram Navami — 27 March 2064
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 2064
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 2064
- Guru Purnima — 28 July 2064
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 2064
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 2064
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 2064
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 2064
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 2064
- Anant Chaturdashi — 24 September 2064
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 2064
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 2064
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 2064
- Maha Navami — 18 October 2064
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 2064
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 2064
- Dhanteras — 6 November 2064
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 2064
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 2064
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 2064
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 2064
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 2064
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 2064
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 2064
- Hindu Festivals 2064 →