Mesha Sankranti 2028 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Punya kaal 18:14 Thu, Fri 14 Apr
Festival · times in SAST
When is Mesha Sankranti 2028 in Libode?
Friday 14 April
The Sun’s entry into Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri)
Full panchang for Fri 14 Apr in LibodeMesha Sankranti Punya kaal: what time?
Why is Mesha Sankranti on Fri 14 Apr in Libode?
Mesha Sankranti is on Fri 14 Apr: the Sun enters Mesha in the night, at 18:14 Thu.
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.
Thu 13 Apr. The Sun enters Mesha at 18:14.
Fri 14 Apr. The Sun entered Mesha in the night before; this day keeps it.
The Sun enters Mesha at 18:14 Thu, after sunset (17:45 Thu), so the next day keeps it: Fri 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.