Observance Sankranti Devata, Surya
Kinkrant · Karidin
The day after Makar Sankrant, on which the Sankranti devata is held to have killed a demon called Kinkarasur.
Kinkrant · Karidin 2027 falls on Saturday, 16 January, computed for Chennai.
- Calendar Maharashtra
- Dates to 2036
Latitude, longitude and time zone 13.08, 80.27
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place.
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A tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Maharashtra calendar, computed for Chennai
- Saturday, 16 January 2027
- Sunday, 16 January 2028
- Monday, 15 January 2029
Where Kinkrant · Karidin falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 16 Jan
- 2028: 16 Jan, the same day of the year
- 2029: 15 Jan, 1 day earlier
The dates, year by year
Maharashtra calendar, computed for Chennai
What the day is
The day after Makar Sankrant, on which the Sankranti devata is held to have killed a demon called Kinkarasur. The Marathi panchangs print the form the goddess takes that year, the vahana she rides, the weapon she carries, the direction she faces and what she wears and eats, and the whole is read as an omen for the year. Nothing new is begun on it, which is why it is also called Karidin.
- Deity
- Sankranti Devata, Surya
- Kind
- Observance Days marked, watched or begun, without a fast or a feast of their own.
Significance
Kinkrant is the day the goddess of Sankranti is held to have killed the demon Kinkarasur, and the almanac's picture of her for the year is read like a forecast. What she rides, what she wears and eats and which way she faces are taken as signs of what the year will bring, and the older women of a family read them out. It is kept as a day on which nothing new is started, a pause after the feast. The tilgul exchange of Sankranti goes on, and the women's haldi-kunku gatherings of the month continue.
How it is kept
The puja as a household does it, in order. Tick each step as it is done.
Kinkrant · Karidin: how it is kept
Keep ready
- the year’s almanac with the Sankranti picture
- til gul left from the day before
- haldi and kunku for the gatherings
- the vaan, the small gifts given at them
The steps
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What is cooked
Nothing is cooked for the day. The til gul and the gul poli made for Makar Sankrant the day before are what is eaten and given, and the haldi kunku gatherings that begin now serve til laddu, sugarcane and a cup of milk.
The hour
Clock times for Saturday, 16 January 2027 at Chennai
The whole of the day after Makar Sankrant; there is no puja hour to keep.
The main rite. The whole of the day after Makar Sankrant; there is no puja hour to keep.
This day's rule names no hour of its own: it is fixed by the tithi or the nakshatra running at sunrise. The rule above is the whole of it, and the day's own times are below.
The day itself
| What | When | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Ashtami from previous day 14:14 until 13:44 | then Shukla Navami until next day 12:27 |
| Nakshatra | Ashwini until 23:39 | then Bharani until next day 22:43 |
| Rahu kaal | 09:27 to 10:53 (1 h 26 min) | the eighth of the daylight left alone for a beginning |
| Yamaganda | 13:44 to 15:10 (1 h 26 min) | the eighth ruled by Yama, also avoided |
| Gulika | 06:35 to 08:01 (1 h 26 min) | the eighth of Saturn’s son; what is done in it is said to repeat |
| Abhijit | 11:56 to 12:41 (0 h 46 min) | the midday muhurta, good for most things |
| Moonrise | 12:00 | moonset next day 01:00 |
For Saturday, 16 January 2027 at Chennai. A time marked "previous day" or "next day" is on the clock of that day.
The fast
No fast. What was cooked for Sankrant is eaten, and tilgul goes on being exchanged through the rest of the month.
What is avoided
Nothing new is begun: no journey, no purchase of value, no new work. Harsh words are avoided, since the tilgul of the day before asked everyone to speak sweetly.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
Where the regions differ
A Marathi reading of the day; the Telugu country keeps the same day as Kanuma for the cattle and Tamil Nadu as Mattu Pongal. Traditions vary on how seriously the Kinkrant omen is taken, and many households simply note it.
In other regions
- Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu keeps it as Mattu Pongal, the day of the cattle.
- Telugu
- The Telugu country keeps the same day as Kanuma, for the cattle, with a feast.
- Maharashtra (the dates above)
- A Marathi reading of the day after Sankranti, printed in every Marathi panchang with the goddess's form for the year.
The dates above are the Maharashtra reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it.
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A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.