Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 1945, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 1945
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1945 Sunday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 13 Jan, 21:27 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 12 Feb 1945 Monday | Kumbha Sankranti | 12 Feb, 10:27 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 1945 Wednesday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 07:23 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 13 Apr 1945 Friday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 13 Apr, 15:59 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 14 May 1945 Monday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 12:57 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 14 Jun 1945 Thursday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 14 Jun, 19:38 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 1945 Monday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 06:31 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 16 Aug 1945 Thursday | Simha Sankranti | 16 Aug, 14:52 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 16 Sep 1945 Sunday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 16 Sep, 14:41 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 1945 Wednesday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 01:30 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 1945 Friday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 01:11 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 15 Dec 1945 Saturday | Dhanu Sankranti | 15 Dec, 15:46 | Margazhi, Dhanu, Poush, Pausha |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.