Poush Sankranti
29 Poush 1432
Sankranti 14 Jan, 3:07 pm
Poush Sankranti
How the day is chosen
The last day of Poush. Makar Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters Makara (Capricorn, sidereal); Magh begins after it by the West Bengal month rule, and the day before 1 Magh is Poush Sankranti.
Traditional (Surya Siddhanta) panjikas, such as Gupta Press and Beni Madhab Sil, can differ in tithi times by hours, so in some years the day differs too. Their dates will appear here side by side once that school has been checked against a full printed year.
Tithi times are for Kolkata, in Indian Standard Time. Panjikas give Kolkata’s festival days for all of West Bengal. Why another panjika may differ