Sankranti 2013
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, 2013
06:59 AM
Uttarayan begins — harvest festival across India
Kumbha Sankranti
Sun Enters Kumbha
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
08:01 PM
Meena Sankranti
Sun Enters Meena
Thursday, March 14, 2013
04:56 PM
Mesha Sankranti
Sun Enters Mesha
Saturday, April 13, 2013
01:28 AM
Solar New Year — Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu
Vrishabha Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishabha
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
10:21 PM
Mithuna Sankranti
Sun Enters Mithuna
Friday, June 14, 2013
04:56 AM
Karka Sankranti
Sun Enters Karka
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
03:45 PM
Dakshinayan begins — start of southern solstice
Simha Sankranti
Sun Enters Simha
Friday, August 16, 2013
12:08 AM
Kanya Sankranti
Sun Enters Kanya
Monday, September 16, 2013
12:03 AM
Tula Sankranti
Sun Enters Tula
Thursday, October 17, 2013
12:00 PM
Libra ingress — Kanyagata Shraddha concludes
Vrishchika Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishchika
Saturday, November 16, 2013
11:48 AM
Dhanu Sankranti
Sun Enters Dhanu
Sunday, December 15, 2013
02:28 AM
