Makar Sankranti 2016 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Punya kaal 08:21–15:56, Fri 15 Jan
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Makar Sankranti 2016 in Sevan?
Friday 15 January
The Sun’s entry into Makara (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Fri 15 Jan in SevanMakar Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Makar Sankranti on Fri 15 Jan in Sevan?
Makar Sankranti is on Fri 15 Jan: the Sun enters Makara in the night, at 23:56 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+4): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters. Box: Punya kala.
Thu 14 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 23:56.
Fri 15 Jan. The punya kala is the 40 ghatis (16 h) after the ingress: this morning, from sunrise 08:21 to 15:56.
The Sun enters Makara at 23:56 Thu, in the night after sunset (17:55 Thu). The Dharmasindhu then puts the punya kala on the next day: Fri 15 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.