Lohri 2030 in Same, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Lohri puja muhurat 18:47–21:08, Sun 13 Jan
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When is Lohri 2030 in Same?
Lohri puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Lohri on Sun 13 Jan in Same?
Lohri is on Sun 13 Jan, the evening before Makar Sankranti on Mon 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+3): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters. Box: Pradosha.
Sun 13 Jan. Pradosha, 18:47–21:08.
Mon 14 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 13:05.
Lohri’s bonfire is lit on the evening before Makar Sankranti. The Sun enters Makara at 13:05 Mon, and Makar Sankranti is on Mon 14 Jan: Sun 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.