Raja Sankranti 2024 | Mithuna Sankranti (Swing Festival)

Raja Sankranti, also known as Mithuna Sankranti or Ashad Sankranti or Swing festival, is one of the major festivals of Orissa which is celebrated in order to welcome monsoon season. It is a 3-day festival which marks the beginning of the agricultural activities. Raja Sankranti 2024 date is June 15.

Raja Sankranti festival is celebrated for three days. The first day is ‘Pahili Raja’ (Pratham Raja) and the second day is proper Raja Sankranti and the last (third) day is ‘Basi Raja’.

Pahili Raja – 14 June 2024

Raja Sankranti – 15 June 2024

Basi Raja (Bhudaha) – 16 June 2024

Raja Sankranti is celebrated on Mithuna Sankramana (Transition of Sun from Vrushabha Rasi to Mithuna Rasi) in Ashad month as per Oriya calendar.

Panchang, 15 June 2024

Suryodayam(Sunrise) : 05:24 AM
Suryastama(Sunset) : 06:57 PM
Chandrodayam(Moonrise) : 01:02 PM
Chandrastama(Moonset) : 01:10 AM, Jun 16

Today’s Panchangam:

Tithi : Navami upto 02:32 AM, Jun 16Dashami
Nakshatra : Uttara Phalguni upto 08:14 AMHasta
Karanam : Balava upto 01:19 PM Kaulava upto 02:32 AM, Jun 16 Taitila
Yoga : Vyatipata upto 08:11 PM Variyana
Weekday : Shaniwara
Paksha : Shukla Paksha

Samvat:

Shaka Samvat : 1946 Krodhi Nama Samvatsara
Chandramasa : Jyeshtha – Purnimanta Jyeshtha – Amanta
Vikram Samvat : 2081 Pingala
Gujarati Samvat : 2080 Rakshasa

Shubh Muhurat:

Abhijit Muhurat : 11:44 AM to 12:38 PM
Amrit Kalam : 04:28 AM, Jun 16 to 06:16 AM, Jun 16

Time to avoid:

Rahu Kalam : 08:48 AM to 10:29 AM
Yamaganda : 01:53 PM to 03:34 PM
Gulikai Kalam : 05:24 AM to 07:06 AM
Dur Muhurtam : 05:24 AM to 06:18 AM 06:18 AM to 07:13 AM
Varjyam : 05:40 PM to 07:28 PM