Mesha Sankranti 1900 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Punya kaal 23:29 Thu, Fri 13 Apr
Festival · times in UTC+3
When is Mesha Sankranti 1900 in Sevan?
Mesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Fri 13 Apr in Sevan?
Mesha Sankranti is on Fri 13 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha in the night, at 23:27 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.
Thu 12 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 23:27.
Fri 13 Apr. The Sun entered Mesha in the night before; this day keeps it.
The Sun enters Mesha at 23:27 Thu, after sunset (18:33 Thu), so the next day keeps it: Fri 13 Apr. No text giving Mesha Sankranti’s time was found; sankranti is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Mesha Sankranti is the Sun’s entry into Mesha.
- Smarta
- an ingress by day keeps that day; one after sunset, the next: Tithika’s convention.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.