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Sankranti in Toronto, 2024

Sankranti dates for Toronto — 25 events in this window, citation-backed.

January2024

2 events

  1. Mon · Jan 15

    Makar Sankranti

    मकर संक्रान्ति
    Medium18:19 – 03:34sankrantifestivalsuryadana

    Sun enters Makara (Capricorn), marking Uttarayana -- the northward journey of the sun. Most auspicious Sankranti. Dana, snana in sacred rivers, and tila-gur offerings are prescribed. Ganga snan on this day destroys all sins.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakarana, verse 3 (Pyarelal Mishra ed., lines 2291-2318)'Makara-sankrantitah uttarayanam karkato dakshinayanam' — Makara-sankranti = onset of Uttarayana.
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Sankranti-punyakala-varnana, Makara-sankranti punya-kala (sankshipta ed., around lines 14751-14800)Makara-sankranti = Uttarayana-sankrama; purva 40 ghadi + para 30 ghadi prescribed for snana-dana.

  2. Mon · Jan 15

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium18:19 – 03:34sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

February2024

2 events

  1. Tue · Feb 13

    Kumbha Sankranti

    कुम्भ संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:50 – 04:13sankrantisuryakumbha_mela

    Sun enters Kumbha (Aquarius). Associated with Kumbha Mela at Prayag when Jupiter is also in Kumbha.

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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Sankranti-punyakala-varnana (Vishnupadi), Vrisha-Vrischika-Simha-Kumbha vishnupadi-sankranti punya-kala (sankshipta ed., around lines 14701-14750)Kumbha is one of the four vishnupadi sankrantis; purva 8 muhurta (16 ghadi) is punya-kala for snana-dana.
    • Padma Purana — Sankranti-vishesha-mahatmya (vishnupadi and shadashiti), Vishnupadi-sankranti reward = lakshaguna (Gita Press Series 44, around lines 30751-30800)Vrisha, Vrischika, Kumbha, Simha = vishnupadi; punya-karma fruit = lakshaguna (one lakh times).

  2. Tue · Feb 13

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:50 – 04:13sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

March2024

2 events

  1. Thu · Mar 14

    Meena Sankranti

    मीन संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:01 – 04:52sankrantisurya

    Sun enters Meena (Pisces), the last rashi before the new solar year. Sacred bath and charity are prescribed.

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    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakarana (Shadashiti sankranti enumeration), verse 8 (Pyarelal Mishra Hindi ed., lines 2348-2374) — 'षडशीत्यानने सौम्ये परा नाड्योऽतिपुण्यदाः' (Meena/Mithuna/Kanya/Dhanu)Meena classed among the 4 Shadashiti sankrantis — 16 post-sankranti ghatikas are punyakala for snana, dana, charity.
    • Padma Purana — Srishti-khanda, Sankranti-snana-dana-mahatmya, Shadashiti-Vishnupadi section (Gita Press Series 44, lines 30751-30800) — 'मीन और कन्या राशिकी संक्रान्तिको षडशीति कहते है ... षडशीति नामकी संक्रान्तिमें किये हुए पुण्यकर्मका फल छियासी हजारगुना'Explicitly names Meena+Kanya as Shadashiti — merit of any punya-karma multiplied 86,000 fold.

  2. Thu · Mar 14

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:01 – 04:52sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

April2024

3 events

  1. Sun · Apr 14

    Sankranti Ravi Saptami

    संक्रान्ति रवि सप्तमी
    Major11:44 – 12:12ultra_raresankrantisuryasaptami

    Sankranti falling on Sunday Shukla Saptami. Triple Surya alignment creates a once-in-a-decade+ window for supreme Surya sadhana. Rudrayamala prescribes 1008 Surya Gayatri on this day for burning lifetimes of karma.

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    • Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara / Vrata-mahatmya section, verses 32-33 (Shravana Sunday-Saptami / Magha Shukla Saptami)Sunday-Saptami enjoined for Surya-puja; combined with Sankranti (per Padma Purana's punya-multiplication principle) gives the 'triple Surya' alignment.
    • Matsya Purana — Adhyaya 8 (Ratha-Saptami / Magha Shukla Saptami), verse 10 onward'माघमासस्य सप्तम्यां सा तु स्याद् रथसप्तमी' — explicit Surya-Saptami canonical pratishtha; tila-water tarpana yields sahasra-sama shraddha-phala.

  2. Sun · Apr 14

    Mesha Sankranti

    मेष संक्रान्ति
    Medium16:06 – 05:29sankrantinew_yearsurya

    Sun enters Mesha (Aries), the solar new year (Saura Varsha). Beginning of the Hindu astronomical year. Surya puja and new undertakings are auspicious.

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    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (Mesha/Tula = vishuvat sankranti -- madhya 16 ghati punyakala)
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 7-8 (vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi sankranti category and punyakala distinction)

  3. Sun · Apr 14

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium16:06 – 05:29sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

May2024

2 events

  1. Wed · May 15

    Vrishabha Sankranti

    वृषभ संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:23 – 06:05sankrantisurya

    Sun enters Vrishabha (Taurus). Sacred bath and dana prescribed.

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    • Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Sankranti-mahatmya section, Vishnupadi-sankranti enumeration'Vrṣa, Vrshchika, Kumbha aur Sinha rashi par jo Surya ki sankranti hoti hai, uska naam Vishnupadi hai. Vishnupadi sankranti mein kiye hue punya-karma ka phala lakhguna.' Vrishabha-Sankranti is thus a Vishnupadi-sankranti with lakh-fold snaana-daana merit.
    • Narada Purana — Uttarardha, Sankranti-punyakala prakaranam, dvi-svabhava-rashi 16-ghadi section (verse 264 segment)Specifies punyakaala windows around sankrantis for snana and dana; Vishnupadi-sankrantis get the 16-ghadi post-sankranti window.

  2. Wed · May 15

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:23 – 06:05sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

June2024

2 events

  1. Sat · Jun 15

    Mithuna Sankranti

    मिथुन संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:06 – 06:29sankrantisurya

    Sun enters Mithuna (Gemini). Sacred bath and charity prescribed.

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    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Sankranti-punyakala-varnana (Shadashiti), Mithuna-Kanya-Meena-Dhanu shadashiti punya-kala (sankshipta ed., around lines 14751-14800)Mithuna, Kanya, Meena, Dhanu sankrantis = shadashiti; para 16 ghatikas punya-prada.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakarana, verses 5 and 7 (Pyarelal Mishra ed., lines 2320-2374)Sankranti punya-kala: 16 ghadi purva + para of sankranti-moment is shubha for snana-dana across all sankrantis.

  2. Sat · Jun 15

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:06 – 06:29sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

July2024

2 events

  1. Tue · Jul 16

    Karka Sankranti

    कर्क संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:22 – 06:24sankrantisuryadakshinayana

    Sun enters Karka (Cancer), beginning Dakshinayana -- the southward journey. Important transition marking the start of the pitru-yana.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Karka Sankranti Dakshinayana Sadhana·
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    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakarana (Karka = Dakshinayana definition), verse 3 (Pyarelal Mishra Hindi ed., lines 2291-2318) — 'मकरकर्कटयोः क्रमशः सौम्यं उत्तरायणम् याम्यायनम् दक्षिणायनम् निरुक्तम्'Karka-sankranti officially marks the start of Dakshinayana (southward course / pitru-yana); Makara marks Uttarayana.
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Sankranti-punyakala-vichara (Karka = Dakshinayana), Karka-sankranti punyakala (Sankshipta ed., lines 14701-14750) — 'कर्ककी संक्रान्तिको दक्षिणायन संक्रम जानना चाहिये। ... पहलेकी तीस घड़ीको पुण्यकाल'Karka Dakshinayana-pravesha — 30 pre-sankranti ghatikas are the punyakala for snana/dana; pitru-yana begins.

  2. Tue · Jul 16

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:22 – 06:24sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

August2024

2 events

  1. Sat · Aug 17

    Simha Sankranti

    सिंह संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:56 – 05:45sankrantisurya

    Sun enters Simha (Leo). Sacred bath and surya puja prescribed.

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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verses ~250-264 (Vrishabha/Vrishchika/Simha/Kumbha sankrantis = shadshiti-mukhi, purva 16-ghati punyakala)
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 3, 7-8 (sthira-rashi sankranti category; snana and dana prescription)

  2. Sat · Aug 17

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium15:56 – 05:45sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

September2024

2 events

  1. Tue · Sep 17

    Kanya Sankranti

    कन्या संक्रान्ति
    Medium16:30 – 04:51sankrantipitrutarpana

    Sun enters Kanya (Virgo), beginning the Pitru Paksha period. Extremely important for pitru tarpana and shraddha. Dana of food and dakshina to Brahmins is highly meritorious.

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    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakarana (Shadashiti and Vishnupadi sankranti), verse 8 (Pyarelal Mishra Hindi ed., lines 2348-2374) — 'षडशीत्यानने ... परा नाड्योऽतिपुण्यदाः'Kanya, Mithuna, Mina, Dhanu sankrantis classed as Shadashiti — 16 post-sankranti ghatikas are ati-punya for snana/dana/tarpana.
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Sankranti-punyakala-vichara, Sankranti-punyakala section (Sankshipta ed., lines 14751-14800) — 'कन्या, मिथुन, मीन और धनकी संक्रान्तियोंमें बादकी सोलह घटिकाएँ पुण्यदायक जाननी चाहिये'Explicitly fixes Kanya-sankranti's 16 post-sankranti ghatikas as the punyakala — start of Pitru Paksha begins here, making pitru-tarpana ati-shreshtha.

  2. Tue · Sep 17

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium16:30 – 04:51sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

October2024

2 events

  1. Thu · Oct 17

    Tula Sankranti

    तुला संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:06 – 03:58sankrantidana

    Sun enters Tula (Libra), marking Dakshinayana transition's midpoint. Sacred snana and dana are prescribed.

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    • Muhurta Chintamani — Samvatsara-prakarana, Sankranti-punyakala section, verses 7-8Tula and Mesha Sankranti share 'madhya' (16 ghatikas centered on Sankranti moment) punyakala for snana-dana; Tula marks midpoint of dakshinayana.
    • Padma Purana — Srishti-khanda, Sankranti-vibhaga section, Vishnupadi / Shadashiti sectionTula and Mesha (Vishuva) Sankranti dana fruit said to be lakh-fold; reinforces snana-dana prescription.

  2. Thu · Oct 17

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:06 – 03:58sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

November2024

2 events

  1. Sat · Nov 16

    Vrishchika Sankranti

    वृश्चिक संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:44 – 03:19sankrantisurya

    Sun enters Vrishchika (Scorpio). Snana and dana prescribed.

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    Sources (2)
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Samvatsara-prakarana, Vishnupadi-Sankranti punyakala, verse 8Vrisha-Simha-Vrischika-Kumbha Sankrantis are the Vishnupadi set: first 16 ghatikas are atipunyada for snana-dana.
    • Skanda Purana — Nagara-khanda, Hatakeshvara section, Vrischika-to-Kumbha Sankranti period passageShiva-Indra dialogue: from Vrischika Sankranti to Kumbha Sankranti period named as supremely sacred at Hatakeshvara-kshetra (Anarta-desha).

  2. Sat · Nov 16

    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium17:44 – 03:19sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

    • Sankranti Snana & Dana·
    • Makar Sankranti Surya Puja·
    • Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja·
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    Sources (2)
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)

December2024

2 events

  1. Mon · Dec 16

    Dhanu Sankranti

    धनु संक्रान्ति
    Medium18:16 – 03:10sankrantisurya

    Sun enters Dhanu (Sagittarius). Beginning of Kharmas period when auspicious ceremonies are generally avoided.

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    • Muhurta Chintamani — Nakshatra-prakaranam (Uttarayana/Dakshinayana sankranti section), verse 3 (ayana-sankranti pravesha)'Makara-Karkayoh kramashah saumyam (Uttarayanam) yamyam' -- Dhanu-sankranti enters Dakshinayana's last solar month before Makara (Uttarayana). The 'Kharmas' (mala-masa-like) vyavahara-niṣedha tradition follows directly from this.
    • Narada Purana — Uttarardha, Sankranti-punyakala prakaranam, dvi-svabhava (Mithuna/Kanya/Dhanu/Meena) 16-ghadi sectionDhanu-sankranti = Ṣaḍashiti-mukhi sankranti (dvi-svabhava rashi); merit 86,000-fold per Padma Purana cross-reference cited in this section.

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    Sankranti

    संक्रान्ति
    Medium18:16 – 03:10sankrantisuryasnanadana

    Sun enters a new rashi (solar ingress). All Sankrantis are considered punya kala. Sacred bath, surya arghya, tila dana, and charity are prescribed. The punya kala extends 16 ghatikas (~6.5 hours) before and after the exact transition moment.

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    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga (Sankranti-prakaranam), verse 264 (all sankrantis bear punyakala; vishuvat/vishnupada/shadshiti-mukhi distinction)Specifies 16-ghati punyakala window across all 12 sankrantis with the 3 sub-categories by rashi-type.
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakaranam, verses 1-8 (general sankranti definition, vahana, vastra, bhakshana, lepana attributes; snana-dana prescription)