Sankranti 1999
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
Thursday, January 14, 1999
05:01 PM
Uttarayan begins — harvest festival across India
Kumbha Sankranti
Sun Enters Kumbha
Saturday, February 13, 1999
06:00 AM
Meena Sankranti
Sun Enters Meena
Sunday, March 14, 1999
02:50 AM
Mesha Sankranti
Sun Enters Mesha
Wednesday, April 14, 1999
11:16 AM
Solar New Year — Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu
Vrishabha Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishabha
Saturday, May 15, 1999
08:04 AM
Mithuna Sankranti
Sun Enters Mithuna
Tuesday, June 15, 1999
02:38 PM
Karka Sankranti
Sun Enters Karka
Friday, July 16, 1999
01:30 AM
Dakshinayan begins — start of southern solstice
Simha Sankranti
Sun Enters Simha
Tuesday, August 17, 1999
09:57 AM
Kanya Sankranti
Sun Enters Kanya
Friday, September 17, 1999
09:54 AM
Tula Sankranti
Sun Enters Tula
Sunday, October 17, 1999
09:51 PM
Libra ingress — Kanyagata Shraddha concludes
Vrishchika Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishchika
Tuesday, November 16, 1999
09:38 PM
Dhanu Sankranti
Sun Enters Dhanu
Thursday, December 16, 1999
12:15 PM
