Mesha Sankranti 2011 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Punya kaal 12:30, Thu 14 Apr
Festival · times in UTC+5
When is Mesha Sankranti 2011 in Sevan?
Thursday 14 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Thu 14 Apr in SevanMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Thu 14 Apr in Sevan?
Mesha Sankranti is on Thu 14 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha at 12:30, 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 (UTC+5): 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 12:30.
Fri 15 Apr. The Sun does not enter Mesha this day.
The Sun enters Mesha at 12:30, between sunrise (07:24) and sunset (20:37): 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.