Year overview
2030 — 14 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
14 Jan 2030
Makara Sankranti — the sidereal turn a sankalpam recites
Dakshinayana begins
17 Jul 2030
Karka Sankranti
The masas
| Masa | Runs | Days | Ritu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
6 Dec 2029 – 4 Jan 2030 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
5 Jan 2030 – 2 Feb 2030 | 29 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
మాఘం
Magha |
3 Feb 2030 – 4 Mar 2030 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
ఫాల్గుణం
Phalguna |
5 Mar 2030 – 2 Apr 2030 | 29 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
చైత్రం
Chaitra |
3 Apr 2030 – 2 May 2030 | 30 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
వైశాఖం
Vaishakha |
3 May 2030 – 1 Jun 2030 | 30 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
జ్యేష్ఠం
Jyeshtha |
2 Jun 2030 – 30 Jun 2030 | 29 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆషాఢం
Ashadha |
1 Jul 2030 – 30 Jul 2030 | 30 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
శ్రావణం
Shravana |
31 Jul 2030 – 28 Aug 2030 | 29 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
భాద్రపదం
Bhadrapada |
29 Aug 2030 – 27 Sept 2030 | 30 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆశ్వయుజం
Ashwina |
28 Sept 2030 – 26 Oct 2030 | 29 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
కార్తీకం
Kartika |
27 Oct 2030 – 25 Nov 2030 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
26 Nov 2030 – 24 Dec 2030 | 29 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
25 Dec 2030 – 23 Jan 2031 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు |
Sankrantis — the sun's twelve entries
| Sankranti | Raasi | Exact time in Hyderabad | Punya kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | Capricorn | 14 Jan 2030 15:27 | 23:27 – 07:27 |
| Kumbh Sankranti | Aquarius | 13 Feb 2030 04:28 | 22:04 – 10:52 |
| Meen Sankranti | Pisces | 15 Mar 2030 01:21 | 18:57 – 07:45 |
| Mesh Sankranti | Aries | 14 Apr 2030 09:50 | 03:26 – 16:14 |
| Vrishabh Sankranti | Taurus | 15 May 2030 06:40 | 00:16 – 13:04 |
| Mithun Sankranti | Gemini | 15 Jun 2030 13:14 | 06:50 – 19:38 |
| Kark Sankranti | Cancer | 17 Jul 2030 00:07 | 17:43 – 06:31 |
| Simha Sankranti | Leo | 17 Aug 2030 08:33 | 02:09 – 14:57 |
| Kanya Sankranti | Virgo | 17 Sept 2030 08:33 | 02:09 – 14:57 |
| Tula Sankranti | Libra | 17 Oct 2030 20:33 | 14:09 – 02:57 |
| Vrischik Sankranti | Scorpio | 16 Nov 2030 20:23 | 13:59 – 02:47 |
| Dhanu Sankranti | Sagittarius | 16 Dec 2030 11:01 | 04:37 – 17:25 |
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 →