Baisakhi 2027
Wednesday, 14 April 2027 (in 156 days)
Rule: Sun enters Mesha (sidereal), usually 13 or 14 April
Other years: 2026: Tuesday, 14 April · 2028: Friday, 14 April · 2029: Saturday, 14 April
Holiday status
- Central Government offices
- Restricted holiday: employees may take it as one of their two, Saka date Chaitra 24.
- Banks (RBI)
- The RBI has not published its 2027 bank holiday list yet.
- Also known as
- Vaisakhi; the same solar new year is Vishu (Kerala), Puthandu (Tamil Nadu), Bohag Bihu (Assam) and Pana Sankranti (Odisha).
Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) marks the harvest of the rabi crop in Punjab and the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. It falls on Mesha Sankranti, the solar new year, which is also Vishu in Kerala, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Bohag Bihu in Assam and Pana Sankranti in Odisha.
Good to know
Vaisakhi is a restricted holiday for Central Government offices. Since it usually coincides with Dr Ambedkar Jayanti on 14 April, banks are closed in almost every state on that date (31 of 34 RBI offices in 2026).
Source: DoPT O.M. dated 03.07.2025 (2026) and 16.07.2026 (2027), restricted holidays