Sankranti Festivals
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 2021, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 2021
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2021 Thursday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 08:14 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 13 Feb 2021 Saturday | Kumbha Sankranti | 12 Feb, 21:12 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 14 Mar 2021 Sunday | Meena Sankranti | 14 Mar, 18:03 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 2021 Wednesday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 14 Apr, 02:32 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 15 May 2021 Saturday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 14 May, 23:25 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 2021 Tuesday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 15 Jun, 06:01 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 16 Jul 2021 Friday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 16 Jul, 16:53 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 17 Aug 2021 Tuesday | Simha Sankranti | 17 Aug, 01:17 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 17 Sep 2021 Friday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 17 Sep, 01:13 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 17 Oct 2021 Sunday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 13:12 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 16 Nov 2021 Tuesday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 13:02 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 2021 Thursday | Dhanu Sankranti | 16 Dec, 03:44 | 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.