Lohri 2015 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Lohri puja muhurat 17:55–20:48, Tue 13 Jan
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Lohri 2015 in Sevan?
Lohri puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Lohri on Tue 13 Jan in Sevan?
Lohri is on Tue 13 Jan, the evening before Makar Sankranti on Wed 14 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+4): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters. Box: Pradosha.
Tue 13 Jan. Pradosha, 17:55–20:48.
Wed 14 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 17:57.
Lohri’s bonfire is lit on the evening before Makar Sankranti. The Sun enters Makara at 17:57 Wed, and Makar Sankranti is on Wed 14 Jan: Tue 13 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.