Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2083
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 moment23:52
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 2083
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2083
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 2083
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 2083
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 2083
- Holi — 5 March 2083
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 2083
- Ram Navami — 27 March 2083
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 2083
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2083
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 2083
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2083
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 2083
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 2083
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2083
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2083
- Anant Chaturdashi — 24 September 2083
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 2083
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2083
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 2083
- Maha Navami — 19 October 2083
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 2083
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 2083
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2083
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 2083
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 2083
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 2083
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 2083
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 2083
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 2083
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 2083
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