Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 1996, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 1996
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1996 Monday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 22:23 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 13 Feb 1996 Tuesday | Kumbha Sankranti | 13 Feb, 11:20 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 1996 Thursday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 08:12 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 13 Apr 1996 Saturday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 13 Apr, 16:43 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 14 May 1996 Tuesday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 13:38 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 1996 Saturday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 14 Jun, 20:17 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 1996 Tuesday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 07:10 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 16 Aug 1996 Friday | Simha Sankranti | 16 Aug, 15:34 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 16 Sep 1996 Monday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 16 Sep, 15:29 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 1996 Thursday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 03:25 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 1996 Saturday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 03:10 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 1996 Monday | Dhanu Sankranti | 15 Dec, 17:46 | 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.