Makar Sankranti 2029 in Myshkin, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia Punya kaal 08:59–22:56, Sun 14 Jan
Festival · times in MSK
When is Makar Sankranti 2029 in Myshkin?
Sunday 14 January
The Sun’s entry into Makara (sidereal, Lahiri)
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Why is Makar Sankranti on Sun 14 Jan in Myshkin?
Makar Sankranti is on Sun 14 Jan: the Sun enters Makara in the night, at 06:56.
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.
Sat 13 Jan. The Sun enters Makara at 06:56 Sun.
Sun 14 Jan. The punya kala is the 40 ghatis (16 h) after the ingress: this morning, from sunrise 08:59 to 22:56.
The Sun enters Makara at 06:56, in the night after sunset (16:09 Sat). The Dharmasindhu then puts the punya kala on the next day: Sun 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.