Lohri 2020 in Chahārbāgh, Alborz Province, Iran Lohri puja muhurat 17:14–20:03, Tue 14 Jan
Festival · times in UTC+3:30
When is Lohri 2020 in Chahārbāgh?
Lohri puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Lohri on Tue 14 Jan in Chahārbāgh?
Lohri is on Tue 14 Jan, the evening before Makar Sankranti on Wed 15 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+3:30): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters. Box: Pradosha.
Tue 14 Jan. Pradosha, 17:14–20:03. The Sun enters Makara at 00:08 Wed.
Wed 15 Jan. Makar Sankranti is this day.
Lohri’s bonfire is lit on the evening before Makar Sankranti. The Sun enters Makara at 00:08 Wed, and Makar Sankranti is on Wed 15 Jan: Tue 14 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.