Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 2014, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 2014
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2014 Tuesday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 13:12 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 13 Feb 2014 Thursday | Kumbha Sankranti | 13 Feb, 02:12 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 15 Mar 2014 Saturday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 23:06 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 2014 Monday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 14 Apr, 07:36 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 15 May 2014 Thursday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 15 May, 04:27 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 2014 Sunday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 15 Jun, 11:02 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 17 Jul 2014 Thursday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 21:52 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 17 Aug 2014 Sunday | Simha Sankranti | 17 Aug, 06:15 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 17 Sep 2014 Wednesday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 17 Sep, 06:11 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 18 Oct 2014 Saturday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 18:10 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 17 Nov 2014 Monday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 18:01 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 2014 Tuesday | Dhanu Sankranti | 16 Dec, 08:42 | 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.