Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2093
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 moment13:24
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 2093
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2093
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 2093
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 2093
- Holi — 14 March 2093
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 2093
- Ram Navami — 5 April 2093
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 2093
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 2093
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2093
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 2093
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2093
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 2093
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2093
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 2093
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2093
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 2093
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 2093
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 2093
- Maha Navami — 29 September 2093
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2093
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 2093
- Dhanteras — 17 October 2093
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2093
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 19 October 2093
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2093
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2093
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2093
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 2093
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 2093
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