Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 1981, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 1981
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1981 Wednesday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 01:56 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 12 Feb 1981 Thursday | Kumbha Sankranti | 12 Feb, 14:58 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 1981 Saturday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 11:54 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 1981 Tuesday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 13 Apr, 20:29 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 14 May 1981 Thursday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 17:26 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 1981 Monday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 15 Jun, 00:07 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 1981 Thursday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 11:03 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 17 Aug 1981 Monday | Simha Sankranti | 16 Aug, 19:26 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 17 Sep 1981 Thursday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 16 Sep, 19:19 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 1981 Saturday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 07:10 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 1981 Monday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 06:52 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 1981 Wednesday | Dhanu Sankranti | 15 Dec, 21:28 | 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.