Year overview
2031 — 13 masas, one of them adhika
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.
2031 carries an adhika masa.
An intercalary month is inserted to keep the lunar year in step with the solar one. Every
festival in the masa that follows it moves about thirty days later than the year before, and
most observances are kept in the nija (true) month rather than the adhika one. If a date
matters this year, this is the row to check it against.
Uttarayana begins
14 Jan 2031
Makara Sankranti — the sidereal turn a sankalpam recites
Dakshinayana begins
17 Jul 2031
Karka Sankranti
The masas
| Masa | Runs | Days | Ritu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
25 Dec 2030 – 23 Jan 2031 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
మాఘం
Magha |
24 Jan 2031 – 21 Feb 2031 | 29 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
ఫాల్గుణం
Phalguna |
22 Feb 2031 – 23 Mar 2031 | 30 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
చైత్రం
Chaitra |
24 Mar 2031 – 21 Apr 2031 | 29 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
వైశాఖం
Vaishakha |
22 Apr 2031 – 21 May 2031 | 30 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
జ్యేష్ఠం
Jyeshtha |
22 May 2031 – 19 Jun 2031 | 29 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆషాఢం
Ashadha |
20 Jun 2031 – 19 Jul 2031 | 30 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
శ్రావణం
Shravana |
20 Jul 2031 – 18 Aug 2031 | 30 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
అధిక భాద్రపదం
Bhadrapada |
19 Aug 2031 – 16 Sept 2031 | 29 | వర్ష ఋతువు | Adhika |
|
భాద్రపదం
Bhadrapada |
17 Sept 2031 – 16 Oct 2031 | 30 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆశ్వయుజం
Ashwina |
17 Oct 2031 – 14 Nov 2031 | 29 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
కార్తీకం
Kartika |
15 Nov 2031 – 14 Dec 2031 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
15 Dec 2031 – 12 Jan 2032 | 29 | హేమంత ఋతువు |
Sankrantis — the sun's twelve entries
| Sankranti | Raasi | Exact time in Hyderabad | Punya kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | Capricorn | 14 Jan 2031 21:44 | 05:44 – 13:44 |
| Kumbh Sankranti | Aquarius | 13 Feb 2031 10:43 | 04:19 – 17:07 |
| Meen Sankranti | Pisces | 15 Mar 2031 07:35 | 01:11 – 13:59 |
| Mesh Sankranti | Aries | 14 Apr 2031 16:03 | 09:39 – 22:27 |
| Vrishabh Sankranti | Taurus | 15 May 2031 12:53 | 06:29 – 19:17 |
| Mithun Sankranti | Gemini | 15 Jun 2031 19:27 | 13:03 – 01:51 |
| Kark Sankranti | Cancer | 17 Jul 2031 06:18 | 23:54 – 12:42 |
| Simha Sankranti | Leo | 17 Aug 2031 14:44 | 08:20 – 21:08 |
| Kanya Sankranti | Virgo | 17 Sept 2031 14:44 | 08:20 – 21:08 |
| Tula Sankranti | Libra | 18 Oct 2031 02:44 | 20:20 – 09:08 |
| Vrischik Sankranti | Scorpio | 17 Nov 2031 02:32 | 20:08 – 08:56 |
| Dhanu Sankranti | Sagittarius | 16 Dec 2031 17:08 | 10:44 – 23:32 |
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 →