Year overview
2040 — 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 2040
Makara Sankranti — the sidereal turn a sankalpam recites
Dakshinayana begins
16 Jul 2040
Karka Sankranti
The masas
| Masa | Runs | Days | Ritu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
16 Dec 2039 – 14 Jan 2040 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
పుష్యం
Pausha |
15 Jan 2040 – 12 Feb 2040 | 29 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
మాఘం
Magha |
13 Feb 2040 – 13 Mar 2040 | 30 | శిశిర ఋతువు | |
|
ఫాల్గుణం
Phalguna |
14 Mar 2040 – 11 Apr 2040 | 29 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
చైత్రం
Chaitra |
12 Apr 2040 – 11 May 2040 | 30 | వసంత ఋతువు | |
|
వైశాఖం
Vaishakha |
12 May 2040 – 9 Jun 2040 | 29 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
జ్యేష్ఠం
Jyeshtha |
10 Jun 2040 – 9 Jul 2040 | 30 | గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆషాఢం
Ashadha |
10 Jul 2040 – 7 Aug 2040 | 29 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
శ్రావణం
Shravana |
8 Aug 2040 – 6 Sept 2040 | 30 | వర్ష ఋతువు | |
|
భాద్రపదం
Bhadrapada |
7 Sept 2040 – 6 Oct 2040 | 30 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
ఆశ్వయుజం
Ashwina |
7 Oct 2040 – 4 Nov 2040 | 29 | శరద్ ఋతువు | |
|
కార్తీకం
Kartika |
5 Nov 2040 – 4 Dec 2040 | 30 | హేమంత ఋతువు | |
|
మార్గశిరం
Margashirsha |
5 Dec 2040 – 2 Jan 2041 | 29 | హేమంత ఋతువు |
Sankrantis — the sun's twelve entries
| Sankranti | Raasi | Exact time in Hyderabad | Punya kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti | Capricorn | 15 Jan 2040 05:16 | 13:16 – 21:16 |
| Kumbh Sankranti | Aquarius | 13 Feb 2040 18:16 | 11:52 – 00:40 |
| Meen Sankranti | Pisces | 14 Mar 2040 15:08 | 08:44 – 21:32 |
| Mesh Sankranti | Aries | 13 Apr 2040 23:37 | 17:13 – 06:01 |
| Vrishabh Sankranti | Taurus | 14 May 2040 20:27 | 14:03 – 02:51 |
| Mithun Sankranti | Gemini | 15 Jun 2040 03:02 | 20:38 – 09:26 |
| Kark Sankranti | Cancer | 16 Jul 2040 13:54 | 07:30 – 20:18 |
| Simha Sankranti | Leo | 16 Aug 2040 22:18 | 15:54 – 04:42 |
| Kanya Sankranti | Virgo | 16 Sept 2040 22:14 | 15:50 – 04:38 |
| Tula Sankranti | Libra | 17 Oct 2040 10:11 | 03:47 – 16:35 |
| Vrischik Sankranti | Scorpio | 16 Nov 2040 09:59 | 03:35 – 16:23 |
| Dhanu Sankranti | Sagittarius | 16 Dec 2040 00:39 | 18:15 – 07:03 |
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 →