Sankranti Dates
The Sun enters each sidereal sign once a month; that moment is the Sankranti. 2011, times at New Delhi, Delhi, India. When it falls after sunset its Punya Kaal is kept the next day.
Sankrantis of 2011
| Date | Sankranti | Moment | Solar months begin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2011 Saturday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | 14 Jan, 18:44 | Thai, Makaram, Magh, Magha |
| 13 Feb 2011 Sunday | Kumbha Sankranti | 13 Feb, 07:42 | Maasi, Kumbham, Falgun, Phalguna |
| 15 Mar 2011 Tuesday | Meena Sankranti | 15 Mar, 04:33 | Panguni, Meenam, Choitro, Chaitra |
| 14 Apr 2011 Thursday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | 14 Apr, 13:00 | Chithirai, Medam, Boishakh, Baisakha |
| 15 May 2011 Sunday | Vrishabha Sankranti | 15 May, 09:50 | Vaikasi, Edavam, Jyoishtho, Jyeshtha |
| 15 Jun 2011 Wednesday | Mithuna Sankranti (Raja Parba) | 15 Jun, 16:26 | Aani, Mithunam, Asharh, Ashadha |
| 17 Jul 2011 Sunday | Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana begins) | 17 Jul, 03:21 | Aadi, Karkidakam, Shrabon, Shrabana |
| 17 Aug 2011 Wednesday | Simha Sankranti | 17 Aug, 11:48 | Avani, Chingam, Bhadro, Bhadraba |
| 17 Sep 2011 Saturday | Kanya Sankranti (Vishwakarma Puja) | 17 Sep, 11:47 | Purattasi, Kanni, Ashshin, Ashwina |
| 18 Oct 2011 Tuesday | Tula Sankranti | 17 Oct, 23:46 | Aippasi, Thulam, Kartik, Kartika |
| 17 Nov 2011 Thursday | Vrishchika Sankranti | 16 Nov, 23:34 | Karthigai, Vrischikam, Ogrohayon, Margashira |
| 16 Dec 2011 Friday | Dhanu Sankranti | 16 Dec, 14:13 | 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.