Makar Sankranti 2005 in Davinópolis, Maranhão, Brazil Punya kaal 06:06–13:11, Fri 14 Jan
Festival · times in UTC−3
When is Makar Sankranti 2005 in Davinópolis?
Friday 14 January
The Sun’s entry into Makara (sidereal, Lahiri)
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Why is Makar Sankranti on Fri 14 Jan in Davinópolis?
Makar Sankranti is on Fri 14 Jan: the Sun enters Makara in the night, at 21:11 Thu.
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: Punya kala.
Thu 13 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 21:11.
Fri 14 Jan. The punya kala is the 40 ghatis (16 h) after the ingress: this morning, from sunrise 06:06 to 13:11.
The Sun enters Makara at 21:11 Thu, in the night after sunset (18:30 Thu). The Dharmasindhu then puts the punya kala on the next day: Fri 14 Jan.
The rule
The Sun’s entry into Makara (sidereal, Lahiri)
The Makar Sankranti bath and gifts are made in the punya kala after the Sun’s ingress.
- Smarta
- an ingress by day, or within 3 ghatis after sunset, keeps that day; one later in the night gives the next day’s punya kala (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.