Makar Sankranti 2012

About

Held when the Sun enters sidereal Capricorn (Makara), usually 14 January. It follows the solar calendar, so its date barely moves.

Significance

Marks the Sun's northward journey and the harvest season.

How it is celebrated

• Holy dips in rivers, especially at Prayagraj
• Til-gud sweets and khichdi
• Kite flying in Gujarat (Uttarayan)
• Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Magh Bihu in Assam

Panchang on this day (New Delhi)

Makar Sankranti in other years