Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) 2026
Baisakhi (Mesha Sankranti) falls on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 (New Delhi).
Baisakhi falls on Mesha Sankranti, when the Sun enters sidereal Aries. It is the harvest festival of Punjab and the day the Khalsa was founded in 1699, and the solar new year in many regions: Bohag Bihu, Pohela Boishakh, Puthandu and Vishu.
Dates
| 2026 | Tuesday, 14 April 2026 · Full calendar 2026 |
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| 2027 | Wednesday, 14 April 2027 · Full calendar 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 14 April 2028 · Full calendar 2028 |
How the date is set
Date: the day the Sun enters the sign (the next day if it enters after sunset).
Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.
Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →