Year overview
2028 — 13 masas
The year as the Andhra & Telangana tradition counts it: amanta months for Hyderabad. A Gregorian year never contains a whole number of lunar months, so the first and last rows spill past 1 January and 31 December.
Uttarayana begins
15 Jan 2028
Makara Sankranti — the sidereal turn a sankalpam recites
Dakshinayana begins
16 Jul 2028
Karka Sankranti
The masas
| Masa | Runs | Days | Ritu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
28 Dec 2027 – 26 Jan 2028 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
మాఘం
Magha |
27 Jan 2028 – 25 Feb 2028 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
ఫాల్గుణం
Phalguna |
26 Feb 2028 – 26 Mar 2028 | 30 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
చైత్రం
Chaitra |
27 Mar 2028 – 24 Apr 2028 | 29 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
వైశాఖం
Vaishakha |
25 Apr 2028 – 24 May 2028 | 30 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
జ్యేష్ఠం
Jyeshtha |
25 May 2028 – 22 Jun 2028 | 29 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆషాఢం
Ashadha |
23 Jun 2028 – 22 Jul 2028 | 30 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
శ్రావణం
Shravana |
23 Jul 2028 – 20 Aug 2028 | 29 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
భాద్రపదం
Bhadrapada |
21 Aug 2028 – 18 Sept 2028 | 29 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
ఆశ్వయుజం
Ashwina |
19 Sept 2028 – 18 Oct 2028 | 30 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
కార్తీకం
Kartika |
19 Oct 2028 – 16 Nov 2028 | 29 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
17 Nov 2028 – 16 Dec 2028 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
17 Dec 2028 – 14 Jan 2029 | 29 | హేమంత ఋతువు |
Sankrantis — the sun's twelve entries
| Sankranti | Raasi | Exact time in Hyderabad | Punya kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | Capricorn | 15 Jan 2028 03:17 | 11:17 – 19:17 |
| Kumbh Sankranti | Aquarius | 13 Feb 2028 16:16 | 09:52 – 22:40 |
| Meen Sankranti | Pisces | 14 Mar 2028 13:08 | 06:44 – 19:32 |
| Mesh Sankranti | Aries | 13 Apr 2028 21:38 | 15:14 – 04:02 |
| Vrishabh Sankranti | Taurus | 14 May 2028 18:30 | 12:06 – 00:54 |
| Mithun Sankranti | Gemini | 15 Jun 2028 01:07 | 18:43 – 07:31 |
| Kark Sankranti | Cancer | 16 Jul 2028 11:59 | 05:35 – 18:23 |
| Simha Sankranti | Leo | 16 Aug 2028 20:21 | 13:57 – 02:45 |
| Kanya Sankranti | Virgo | 16 Sept 2028 20:14 | 13:50 – 02:38 |
| Tula Sankranti | Libra | 17 Oct 2028 08:09 | 01:45 – 14:33 |
| Vrischik Sankranti | Scorpio | 16 Nov 2028 07:55 | 01:31 – 14:19 |
| Dhanu Sankranti | Sagittarius | 15 Dec 2028 22:34 | 16:10 – 04:58 |
Sankranti times are the instant the sun enters the raasi, shown in Hyderabad's clock. Which civil day a solar month is taken to begin on differs by tradition — Tamil Nadu uses a sunset rule, Kerala an aparahna rule, Bengal a midnight rule — so those presets will not simply read this column. Why →