Mesha Sankranti 2021 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Punya kaal 01:02, Wed 14 Apr
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Mesha Sankranti 2021 in Sevan?
Wednesday 14 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Wed 14 Apr in SevanMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Wed 14 Apr in Sevan?
Mesha Sankranti is on Wed 14 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha in the night, at 01:02.
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.
Tue 13 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 01:02 Wed.
Wed 14 Apr. The Sun entered Mesha in the night before; this day keeps it.
The Sun enters Mesha at 01:02, after sunset (19:37 Tue), so the next day keeps it: Wed 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.