Year overview
2034 — 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.
2034 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 2034
Makara Sankranti — the sidereal turn a sankalpam recites
Dakshinayana begins
17 Jul 2034
Karka Sankranti
The masas
| Masa | Runs | Days | Ritu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
22 Dec 2033 – 20 Jan 2034 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
మాఘం
Magha |
21 Jan 2034 – 18 Feb 2034 | 29 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
ఫాల్గుణం
Phalguna |
19 Feb 2034 – 20 Mar 2034 | 30 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
చైత్రం
Chaitra |
21 Mar 2034 – 18 Apr 2034 | 29 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
వైశాఖం
Vaishakha |
19 Apr 2034 – 18 May 2034 | 30 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
జ్యేష్ఠం
Jyeshtha |
19 May 2034 – 16 Jun 2034 | 29 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
అధిక ఆషాఢం
Ashadha |
17 Jun 2034 – 15 Jul 2034 | 29 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | Adhika |
|
ఆషాఢం
Ashadha |
16 Jul 2034 – 14 Aug 2034 | 30 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
శ్రావణం
Shravana |
15 Aug 2034 – 12 Sept 2034 | 29 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
భాద్రపదం
Bhadrapada |
13 Sept 2034 – 12 Oct 2034 | 30 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆశ్వయుజం
Ashwina |
13 Oct 2034 – 11 Nov 2034 | 30 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
కార్తీకం
Kartika |
12 Nov 2034 – 10 Dec 2034 | 29 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
11 Dec 2034 – 9 Jan 2035 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు |
Sankrantis — the sun's twelve entries
| Sankranti | Raasi | Exact time in Hyderabad | Punya kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | Capricorn | 14 Jan 2034 16:24 | 00:24 – 08:24 |
| Kumbh Sankranti | Aquarius | 13 Feb 2034 05:23 | 22:59 – 11:47 |
| Meen Sankranti | Pisces | 15 Mar 2034 02:13 | 19:49 – 08:37 |
| Mesh Sankranti | Aries | 14 Apr 2034 10:39 | 04:15 – 17:03 |
| Vrishabh Sankranti | Taurus | 15 May 2034 07:26 | 01:02 – 13:50 |
| Mithun Sankranti | Gemini | 15 Jun 2034 13:58 | 07:34 – 20:22 |
| Kark Sankranti | Cancer | 17 Jul 2034 00:47 | 18:23 – 07:11 |
| Simha Sankranti | Leo | 17 Aug 2034 09:10 | 02:46 – 15:34 |
| Kanya Sankranti | Virgo | 17 Sept 2034 09:08 | 02:44 – 15:32 |
| Tula Sankranti | Libra | 17 Oct 2034 21:09 | 14:45 – 03:33 |
| Vrischik Sankranti | Scorpio | 16 Nov 2034 21:01 | 14:37 – 03:25 |
| Dhanu Sankranti | Sagittarius | 16 Dec 2034 11:43 | 05:19 – 18:07 |
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 →