Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 1997, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 1997
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1997 Tuesday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 04:27 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 12 Feb 1997 Wednesday | Kumbha Sankranti | 12 Feb, 17:25 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 1997 Friday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 14:18 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 1997 Monday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 13 Apr, 22:50 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 15 May 1997 Thursday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 19:46 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 1997 Sunday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 15 Jun, 02:26 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 1997 Wednesday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 13:20 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 17 Aug 1997 Sunday | Simha Sankranti | 16 Aug, 21:45 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 17 Sep 1997 Wednesday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 16 Sep, 21:40 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 1997 Friday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 09:37 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 1997 Sunday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 09:24 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 1997 Tuesday | Dhanu Sankranti | 16 Dec, 00:03 | 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.