Lohri 2017 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Lohri puja muhurat 18:10–20:45, Fri 13 Jan
Maharashtra, India
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When is Lohri 2017 in Pāthardi?
Lohri puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Lohri on Fri 13 Jan in Pāthardi?
Lohri is on Fri 13 Jan, the evening before Makar Sankranti on Sat 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 (IST): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters. Box: Pradosha.
Fri 13 Jan. Pradosha, 18:10–20:45.
Sat 14 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 07:38.
Lohri’s bonfire is lit on the evening before Makar Sankranti. The Sun enters Makara at 07:38 Sat, and Makar Sankranti is on Sat 14 Jan: Fri 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.