Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2089
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 moment12:47
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 2089
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2089
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2089
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 2089
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 2089
- Holi — 27 March 2089
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2089
- Ram Navami — 19 April 2089
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2089
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 2089
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 2089
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 2089
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 2089
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 2089
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 2089
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 2089
- Anant Chaturdashi — 18 September 2089
- Pitru Paksha begins — 20 September 2089
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 2089
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 2089
- Maha Navami — 13 October 2089
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 2089
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 2089
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2089
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2089
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 2089
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 2089
- Bhai Dooj — 4 November 2089
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 2089
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2089
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2089
- Hindu Festivals 2089 →