Makar Sankranti 2041
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 moment11:08
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 2041
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2041
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2041
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 2041
- Holi — 18 March 2041
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2041
- Ram Navami — 9 April 2041
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 2041
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2041
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2041
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 2041
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2041
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2041
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2041
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 2041
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2041
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2041
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 2041
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2041
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2041
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 2041
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2041
- Dhanteras — 22 October 2041
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2041
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 2041
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 2041
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 2041
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 2041
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 2041
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 2041
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