Makar Sankranti 2020 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Punya kaal 08:21–16:38, Wed 15 Jan
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Makar Sankranti 2020 in Sevan?
Wednesday 15 January
The Sun’s entry into Makara (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Wed 15 Jan in SevanMakar Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Makar Sankranti on Wed 15 Jan in Sevan?
Makar Sankranti is on Wed 15 Jan: the Sun enters Makara in the night, at 00:38.
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.
Tue 14 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 00:38 Wed.
Wed 15 Jan. The punya kala is the 40 ghatis (16 h) after the ingress: this morning, from sunrise 08:21 to 16:38.
The Sun enters Makara at 00:38, in the night after sunset (17:55 Tue). The Dharmasindhu then puts the punya kala on the next day: Wed 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.