Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2068
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 moment03:34
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 2068
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2068
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 2068
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 2068
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 2068
- Holi — 19 March 2068
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 2068
- Ram Navami — 10 April 2068
- Akshaya Tritiya — 4 May 2068
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 1 July 2068
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 2068
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 2068
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 2068
- Krishna Janmashtami — 19 August 2068
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 2068
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 31 August 2068
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 2068
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 2068
- Sharad Navratri begins — 27 September 2068
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 2068
- Maha Navami — 5 October 2068
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 2068
- Karwa Chauth — 14 October 2068
- Dhanteras — 23 October 2068
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 2068
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 25 October 2068
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 2068
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 2068
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 2068
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 2068
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 2068
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