Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 1969, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 1969
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1969 Tuesday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 00:12 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 12 Feb 1969 Wednesday | Kumbha Sankranti | 12 Feb, 13:12 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 1969 Friday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 10:08 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 13 Apr 1969 Sunday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 13 Apr, 18:42 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 14 May 1969 Wednesday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 15:38 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 1969 Sunday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 14 Jun, 22:17 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 1969 Wednesday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 09:10 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 16 Aug 1969 Saturday | Simha Sankranti | 16 Aug, 17:31 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 16 Sep 1969 Tuesday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 16 Sep, 17:21 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 1969 Friday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 05:12 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 1969 Sunday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 04:54 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 1969 Tuesday | Dhanu Sankranti | 15 Dec, 19:30 | 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.