Mesha Sankranti 2026 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Punya kaal 06:02, Tue 14 Apr
Festival · times in SAST
When is Mesha Sankranti 2026 in Maclear?
Tuesday 14 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Tue 14 Apr in MaclearMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Tue 14 Apr in Maclear?
Mesha Sankranti is on Tue 14 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha in the night, at 06:02.
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+2): 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 06:02 Tue.
Tue 14 Apr. The Sun entered Mesha in the night before; this day keeps it.
The Sun enters Mesha at 06:02, after sunset (17:48 Mon), so the next day keeps it: Tue 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.