Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2100
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 moment08:28
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 2100
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2100
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 2100
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 2100
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 2100
- Holi — 26 March 2100
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 2100
- Ram Navami — 18 April 2100
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2100
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 2100
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 2100
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 2100
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 2100
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 2100
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 2100
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 2100
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 2100
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 2100
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 2100
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 2100
- Maha Navami — 11 October 2100
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 2100
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 2100
- Dhanteras — 30 October 2100
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2100
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 2100
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 2100
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 2100
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 2100
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 2100
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 2100
- Hindu Festivals 2100 →