Lohri 1913 in Finote Selam, Amhara, Ethiopia Lohri puja muhurat 17:55–20:25, Sun 12 Jan
Festival · times in UTC+2:30
When is Lohri 1913 in Finote Selam?
Lohri puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Lohri on Sun 12 Jan in Finote Selam?
Lohri is on Sun 12 Jan, the evening before Makar Sankranti on Mon 13 Jan.
Ring: the Sun’s yearly path, 12 rashis of 30° counted from 0°; stars fixed (sidereal, Lahiri). Close-up: the Sun’s path on one clock (UTC+2:30): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters. Box: Pradosha.
Sun 12 Jan. Pradosha, 18:00–20:30.
Mon 13 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 12:28.
Lohri’s bonfire is lit on the evening before Makar Sankranti. The Sun enters Makara at 12:28 Mon, and Makar Sankranti is on Mon 13 Jan: Sun 12 Jan. No text giving Lohri’s time was found; pradosha is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
The evening before Makar Sankranti
Lohri’s bonfire is lit on the evening before Makar Sankranti.
- Smarta
- the evening before Makar Sankranti: Tithika’s convention.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.