Mesha Sankranti 2016 in Diffa, Niger Punya kaal 15:18, Wed 13 Apr
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When is Mesha Sankranti 2016 in Diffa?
Wednesday 13 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
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Why is Mesha Sankranti on Wed 13 Apr in Diffa?
Mesha Sankranti is on Wed 13 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha at 15:18, 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+1): its rashi above, day and night below. Sun: at each sunrise, with its longitude, and where it enters.
Wed 13 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 15:18.
Thu 14 Apr. The Sun does not enter Mesha this day.
The Sun enters Mesha at 15:18, between sunrise (05:57) and sunset (18:22): 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.