Mesha Sankranti 2016 in Olean, New York, United States Punya kaal 10:18, Wed 13 Apr
Festival · times in EDT
When is Mesha Sankranti 2016 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 at 10:18, 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−4): 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 10:18.
Thu 14 Apr. The Sun does not enter Mesha this day.
The Sun enters Mesha at 10:18, between sunrise (06:35) and sunset (19:53): 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.