Harvest · 2026
The panchang rule
Mesha Sankranti — the solar event when the Sun transits into Aries (Mesha), marking the first day of the month of Vaishakh. Being a solar festival it falls on a near-fixed date in mid-April rather than shifting with the lunar calendar.
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Baisakhi falls on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.
Baisakhi is set by the panchang — Mesha Sankranti — the solar event when the Sun transits into Aries (Mesha), marking the first day of the month of Vaishakh. Being a solar festival it falls on a near-fixed date in mid-April rather than shifting with the lunar calendar.
Explore the significance, legends, rituals and deities; find the muhurat or read the day’s panchang, and bring the festival or vrat into your own practice. Arrange any pooja through the temple or provider.
