Sankranti 1974
A Sankranti is the moment when the Sun transits from one sidereal Rashi into the next. There are 12 Sankrantis in a year.
Makara Sankranti
Sun Enters Makara
Monday, January 14, 1974
07:04 AM
Uttarayan begins — harvest festival across India
Kumbha Sankranti
Sun Enters Kumbha
Tuesday, February 12, 1974
08:02 PM
Meena Sankranti
Sun Enters Meena
Thursday, March 14, 1974
04:54 PM
Mesha Sankranti
Sun Enters Mesha
Saturday, April 13, 1974
01:23 AM
Solar New Year — Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu
Vrishabha Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishabha
Tuesday, May 14, 1974
10:16 PM
Mithuna Sankranti
Sun Enters Mithuna
Friday, June 14, 1974
04:54 AM
Karka Sankranti
Sun Enters Karka
Tuesday, July 16, 1974
03:46 PM
Dakshinayan begins — start of southern solstice
Simha Sankranti
Sun Enters Simha
Friday, August 16, 1974
12:09 AM
Kanya Sankranti
Sun Enters Kanya
Monday, September 16, 1974
12:03 AM
Tula Sankranti
Sun Enters Tula
Thursday, October 17, 1974
12:00 PM
Libra ingress — Kanyagata Shraddha concludes
Vrishchika Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishchika
Saturday, November 16, 1974
11:48 AM
Dhanu Sankranti
Sun Enters Dhanu
Sunday, December 15, 1974
02:29 AM
