Mesha Sankranti 2004 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Punya kaal 18:02, Tue 13 Apr
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Mesha Sankranti 2004 in Pāthardi?
Tuesday 13 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Tue 13 Apr in PāthardiMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Tue 13 Apr in Pāthardi?
Mesha Sankranti is on Tue 13 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha at 18:02, by day.
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 (IST): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters.
Tue 13 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 18:02.
Wed 14 Apr. The Sun does not enter Mesha this day.
The Sun enters Mesha at 18:02, between sunrise (06:13) and sunset (18:46): Tue 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.