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Solar sankranti

Tula Sankranti 2028तुला संक्रांति

Tula Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters the sidereal sign of Libra, marking the start of the harvest month in several regions.

Date · New Delhi (28.6139° N, 77.2090° E)

Tuesday, 17 October 2028

Tradition harmony

All regional traditions Chakra tracks agree on this date:

North (Purnimanta)
17 Oct 2028
South (Amanta)
17 Oct 2028
Tamil
17 Oct 2028
Bengali
17 Oct 2028
ISKCON
17 Oct 2028
Smarta
17 Oct 2028

Tithi window

Begins 17 Oct, 8:19 am

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  • 3 TueSharad Purnima →Sharad Purnima marks the harvest full moon of autumn when the moon radiates nectar-like rays and Lord Krishna danced the divine Raas Leela.
  • 7 SatKarva Chauth →Karva Chauth is a day-long fast kept without food or water for the well-being of a husband, broken after sighting the moon.
  • 11 WedAhoi Ashtami →Ahoi Ashtami is a traditional fasting day observed by mothers for the long life and wellbeing of their children on Kartika Krishna Ashtami.
  • 15 SunDhanteras →Dhanteras opens the Diwali period and is considered auspicious for buying metal, and for honouring Dhanvantari and Lakshmi.
  • 16 MonNaraka Chaturdashi →Naraka Chaturdashi commemorates the triumph of Lord Krishna and Satyabhama over the tyrant demon Narakasura on Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi.
  • 17 TueDiwali →Diwali is the festival of lights marking the victory of light over darkness and the return of Rama to Ayodhya.
  • 17 TueTula Sankranti(this page)Tula Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters the sidereal sign of Libra, marking the start of the harvest month in several regions.
  • 18 WedGovardhan Puja →Govardhan Puja recalls Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter the people of Braj, and is kept the day after Diwali.
  • 19 ThuBhai Dooj →Bhai Dooj is the day at the close of Diwali on which sisters apply a tilak to their brothers and pray for their long life.
  • 21 SatChhath Puja →Chhath is a four-day festival of thanksgiving to the Sun and the goddess Chhathi Maiya, with offerings made standing in water at sunset and sunrise.
  • 28 SatDev Uthani Ekadashi →Dev Uthani Ekadashi marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu from his four-month cosmic slumber, concluding Chaturmas and opening the Hindu wedding season.
  • 30 MonTulsi Vivah →Tulsi Vivah is the ceremonial wedding of the sacred holy basil plant (Tulsi) to Lord Vishnu in the form of Shaligram on Kartika Shukla Dwadashi.

Also this month: Purnima (1), Satyanarayan Puja (1), Sankashti Chaturthi (1), Ekadashi (2), Pradosh Vrat (2), Masik Shivratri (1), Amavasya (1), Vinayaka Chaturthi (1), Masik Durga Ashtami (1).

Local horizon calculations

City-wise timings

CityLocal dateTithi window (local)vs. New Delhi
New Delhi17 Oct 2028—Same day
Varanasi17 Oct 2028—Same day
Mumbai17 Oct 2028—Same day
Bengaluru17 Oct 2028—Same day
Kolkata17 Oct 2028—Same day
Chennai17 Oct 2028—Same day
London17 Oct 2028—Same day
San Francisco16 Oct 2028—Differs

Tithi window shown in each city’s own local time — the underlying instant is the same worldwide.

Tula Sankranti marks the Sun's passage into Tula, the seventh sign of the sidereal zodiac, corresponding to Libra. It is determined by the Sun reaching a longitude of one hundred and eighty degrees against the fixed stars, using the Lahiri ayanamsa, and normally falls in mid-October.

Like the other sankrantis it is a solar event, set by the Sun's ecliptic longitude and not by a tithi or the Moon's phase, which distinguishes it from the lunar-month festivals. The transit instant is converted to local time, so the observed date and the timing of any ritual bath or gift can vary by a day between cities.

In Odisha the day is kept as Tula Sankranti or Garbhana Sankranti, when the first rice of the season is offered to the goddess Lakshmi in the fields. In Karnataka it is observed as Kaveri Sankramana, marking the sacred rising of the Kaveri at Talakaveri, and in the Tamil calendar it opens the month of Aippasi.

Multi-year archive

Tula Sankranti in other years