Mesha Sankranti 2011 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Punya kaal 13:00, Thu 14 Apr
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Mesha Sankranti 2011 in Pāthardi?
Thursday 14 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Thu 14 Apr in PāthardiMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Thu 14 Apr in Pāthardi?
Mesha Sankranti is on Thu 14 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha at 13:00, 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.
Thu 14 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 13:00.
Fri 15 Apr. The Sun does not enter Mesha this day.
The Sun enters Mesha at 13:00, between sunrise (06:13) and sunset (18:46): Thu 14 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.