Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2078
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 moment17:06
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 2078
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2078
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 2078
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 2078
- Holika Dahan — 27 March 2078
- Holi — 29 March 2078
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 2078
- Ram Navami — 20 April 2078
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2078
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 2078
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 2078
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 2078
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2078
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 2078
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 2078
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 2078
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 2078
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 2078
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 2078
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2078
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2078
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2078
- Dhanteras — 1 November 2078
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 2078
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2078
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 2078
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 2078
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2078
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 2078
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 2078
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