Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 2012, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 2012
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2012 Sunday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 15 Jan, 00:58 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 13 Feb 2012 Monday | Kumbha Sankranti | 13 Feb, 13:58 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 2012 Wednesday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 10:50 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 2012 Saturday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 13 Apr, 19:19 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 14 May 2012 Monday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 16:10 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 2012 Friday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 14 Jun, 22:45 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 2012 Monday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 09:36 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 16 Aug 2012 Thursday | Simha Sankranti | 16 Aug, 17:59 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 16 Sep 2012 Sunday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 16 Sep, 17:54 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 2012 Wednesday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 05:50 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 2012 Friday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 05:36 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 2012 Sunday | Dhanu Sankranti | 15 Dec, 20:14 | 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.