Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 2013, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 2013
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2013 Monday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 06:59 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 13 Feb 2013 Wednesday | Kumbha Sankranti | 12 Feb, 20:00 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 2013 Thursday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 16:56 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 2013 Sunday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 14 Apr, 01:28 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 15 May 2013 Wednesday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 22:21 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 2013 Saturday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 15 Jun, 04:55 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 2013 Tuesday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 15:45 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 17 Aug 2013 Saturday | Simha Sankranti | 17 Aug, 00:08 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 17 Sep 2013 Tuesday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 17 Sep, 00:03 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 2013 Thursday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 12:00 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 2013 Saturday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 11:48 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 2013 Monday | Dhanu Sankranti | 16 Dec, 02:27 | 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.