Festival
India
Also: Pongal, Uttarayan, Magh Bihu
India
Also: Pongal, Uttarayan, Magh BihuMakar Sankranti 2036
Tuesday 15 January 2036
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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)
TithiKrishna Dwitiya
NakshatraAshlesha
YogaPriti
KaranaGara
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Rahu Kaal3:07 PM - 4:26 PM
Abhijit12:08 PM - 12:51 PM