Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2070
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 moment15:52
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 2070
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2070
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2070
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 2070
- Holi — 27 March 2070
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2070
- Ram Navami — 18 April 2070
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2070
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 2070
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 2070
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 2070
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 2070
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 2070
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 2070
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 2070
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2070
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2070
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 2070
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 2070
- Maha Navami — 13 October 2070
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 2070
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 2070
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2070
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2070
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 2070
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 2070
- Bhai Dooj — 4 November 2070
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 2070
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2070
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2070
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