Mesha Sankranti 1921 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Punya kaal 23:45 Tue, Wed 13 Apr
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When is Mesha Sankranti 1921 in Mapleton?
Wednesday 13 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Wed 13 Apr in MapletonMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Wed 13 Apr in Mapleton?
Mesha Sankranti is on Wed 13 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha in the night, at 23:45 Tue.
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−6): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters.
Tue 12 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 23:45.
Wed 13 Apr. The Sun entered Mesha in the night before; this day keeps it.
The Sun enters Mesha at 23:45 Tue, after sunset (20:01 Tue), so the next day keeps it: Wed 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.