Vaishakha
वैशाख
April – MayAlso spelled: Baisakh, Vaisakhi
Sacred to Vishnu. Hosts Akshaya Tritiya (an unending-prosperity day) and Buddha Purnima. Considered an auspicious month for weddings.
Nakshatra
Vishakha
Where the full moon falls in this month
Presiding deity
Vishnu — the sustainer
Seasonal element
Heat / pre-monsoon
Agricultural rhythm
Wheat harvest concludes; mango season peaks; pre-monsoon heat builds.
Spiritual character
Vaishakha is one of the four most spiritually significant months. The heat sharpens both bodies and minds — austerities done in this month are said to bear extra fruit. Akshaya Tritiya falls here, considered universally auspicious without a muhurta.
Key observances this month
- •Akshaya Tritiya (Shukla Tritiya) — "never-decaying" day, gold-buying peak
- •Buddha Purnima — Buddha's birth, enlightenment, parinirvana
- •Narasimha Jayanti — Vishnu's man-lion avatar (Shukla Chaturdashi)
- •Mesha Sankranti at month-start — Tamil/Bengali/Odia/Kerala New Years
Auspicious for
- ✓Marriage
- ✓Buying gold
- ✓Starting business
- ✓Vidya arambham
Festivals in Vaishakha
Vikram Samvat 2083
Bohag Bihu
14 Apr 2026 · Tue
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.
Vishu
14 Apr 2026 · Tue
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Kerala New Year — Vishukkani at first sight, kaineetam coins for blessings.
Puthandu
14 Apr 2026 · Tue
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Tamil New Year — Maangai-Pachadi at sunrise.
Pana Sankranti
14 Apr 2026 · Tue
Sun enters Aries (solar — not lunar tithi)
Odia New Year — sun crosses into Aries (Mesha).
Pohela Boishakh
15 Apr 2026 · Wed
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Bengali New Year — Halkhata, sweets, and the start of Bangabda.
Akshaya Tritiya
19 Apr 2026 · Sun
Shukla Tritiya
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Buddha Purnima
30 Apr 2026 · Thu
Shukla Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.
Vikram Samvat 2084
Bohag Bihu
14 Apr 2027 · Wed
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.
Vishu
14 Apr 2027 · Wed
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Kerala New Year — Vishukkani at first sight, kaineetam coins for blessings.
Puthandu
14 Apr 2027 · Wed
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Tamil New Year — Maangai-Pachadi at sunrise.
Pana Sankranti
14 Apr 2027 · Wed
Sun enters Aries (solar — not lunar tithi)
Odia New Year — sun crosses into Aries (Mesha).
Pohela Boishakh
15 Apr 2027 · Thu
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Bengali New Year — Halkhata, sweets, and the start of Bangabda.
Akshaya Tritiya
9 May 2027 · Sun
Shukla Tritiya
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Buddha Purnima
20 May 2027 · Thu
Shukla Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.