Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 2001, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 2001
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2001 Sunday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 05:13 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 13 Feb 2001 Tuesday | Kumbha Sankranti | 12 Feb, 18:13 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 2001 Wednesday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 15:09 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 2001 Saturday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 13 Apr, 23:41 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 15 May 2001 Tuesday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 20:34 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 2001 Friday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 15 Jun, 03:08 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 2001 Monday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 13:57 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 17 Aug 2001 Friday | Simha Sankranti | 16 Aug, 22:17 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 17 Sep 2001 Monday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 16 Sep, 22:11 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 2001 Wednesday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 10:07 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 2001 Friday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 09:56 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 2001 Sunday | Dhanu Sankranti | 16 Dec, 00:35 | 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.