Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2096
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 moment07:51
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 2096
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2096
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 2096
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2096
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 2096
- Holi — 10 March 2096
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 2096
- Ram Navami — 1 April 2096
- Akshaya Tritiya — 25 April 2096
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 22 June 2096
- Guru Purnima — 5 July 2096
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 2096
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 2096
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 2096
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 2096
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 2096
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 October 2096
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 2096
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 2096
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 2096
- Maha Navami — 25 October 2096
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 2096
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 2096
- Dhanteras — 12 November 2096
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 2096
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 14 November 2096
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 2096
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 2096
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 2096
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 2096
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 2096
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