Mesha Sankranti 2020 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Punya kaal 18:52, Mon 13 Apr
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Mesha Sankranti 2020 in Sevan?
Mesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Punya kaal
18:52
Tithika’s convention
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Mon 13 Apr in Sevan?
Mesha Sankranti is on Mon 13 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha at 18:52, 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.
Mon 13 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 18:52.
Tue 14 Apr. The Sun does not enter Mesha this day.
The Sun enters Mesha at 18:52, between sunrise (06:24) and sunset (19:37): Mon 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.