Makar Sankranti 2033
The Sun's entry into sidereal Capricorn — kite-flying, til-gud and holy dips; celebrated as Pongal in the south.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankranti moment09:53
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Makar Sankranti puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaMakar Sankranti — Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Makar Sankranti fall on almost the same date every year?
It is a solar festival, fixed by the Sun's entry into sidereal Makara, not by a lunar tithi. Lunar festivals drift against the civil calendar; this one does not.
What is punya kaal?
The meritorious window reckoned from the moment of the sankranti, during which bathing and charity carry the festival's full merit. If the sankranti falls after sunset, it shifts to the next morning.
Why are til and gur given on this day?
Sesame and jaggery are exchanged with the wish that speech between the giver and receiver stay sweet. Giving — of til, gur, blankets or grain — is the central act of the day.
Other major festivals in 2033
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 2033
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 2033
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 2033
- Holi — 17 March 2033
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 2033
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2033
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 2033
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2033
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 2033
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 2033
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2033
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 2033
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 2033
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2033
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2033
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 2033
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 2033
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 2033
- Maha Navami — 3 October 2033
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2033
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 2033
- Dhanteras — 20 October 2033
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 2033
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2033
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 2033
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 2033
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 2033
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 2033
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 2033
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