Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2080
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 moment05:24
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 2080
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2080
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2080
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2080
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2080
- Holi — 6 March 2080
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2080
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2080
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2080
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2080
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 2080
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2080
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 2080
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2080
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 2080
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 2080
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 2080
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2080
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 2080
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 2080
- Maha Navami — 22 October 2080
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 23 October 2080
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2080
- Dhanteras — 9 November 2080
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2080
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 11 November 2080
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 2080
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 2080
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 2080
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 2080
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2080
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