Lohri 2022 in Olean, New York, United States Lohri puja muhurat 17:04–19:59, Thu 13 Jan
Festival · times in EST
When is Lohri 2022 in Olean?
Lohri puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Lohri on Thu 13 Jan in Olean?
Lohri is on Thu 13 Jan, the evening before Makar Sankranti on Fri 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−5): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters. Box: Pradosha.
Thu 13 Jan. Pradosha, 17:04–19:59. The Sun enters Makara at 03:59 Fri.
Fri 14 Jan. Makar Sankranti is this day.
Lohri’s bonfire is lit on the evening before Makar Sankranti. The Sun enters Makara at 03:59 Fri, and Makar Sankranti is on Fri 14 Jan: Thu 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.