Mesha Sankranti 1921 in Olean, New York, United States Punya kaal 00:45, Wed 13 Apr
Festival · times in EST
When is Mesha Sankranti 1921 in Olean?
Wednesday 13 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Wed 13 Apr in OleanMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Wed 13 Apr in Olean?
Mesha Sankranti is on Wed 13 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha in the night, at 00:45.
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−5): 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 00:45 Wed.
Wed 13 Apr. The Sun entered Mesha in the night before; this day keeps it.
The Sun enters Mesha at 00:45, after sunset (18:51 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.