Simha Sankranti 2020 — Sunday, 16-08-2020
Simha Sankranti 2020 is on Sunday, 16-08-2020.
Bhadrapada Krishna Dwadashi (Shravana in the amanta calendar).
Sun enters the sign7:11 PM16-08-2020
What is kept
The day the sun moves into Simha (Leo). People take a holy bath and give daan, as on every sankranti. In Kerala it begins the month of Chingam, the first month of the Malayalam year. In Uttarakhand it is Ghee Sankranti, and ghee is eaten with the day's meal.
Windows on the day in Delhi
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 4:24 AM – 5:07 AM |
| Pratah Sandhya | 4:46 AM – 5:51 AM |
| Abhijit | 11:59 AM – 12:51 PM |
| Yamaganda | 12:25 PM – 2:04 PM |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 2:37 PM – 3:29 PM |
| Gulika | 3:42 PM – 5:21 PM |
| Rahu Kaal | 5:21 PM – 6:59 PM |
| Godhuli Muhurta | 6:59 PM – 7:21 PM |
| Sayahna Sandhya | 6:59 PM – 8:05 PM |
| Nishita Muhurta | 12:04 AM – 12:47 AM, 17 Aug |