Makar Sankranti 2051
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 moment00:41
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 2051
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2051
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 2051
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 2051
- Holi — 28 March 2051
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2051
- Ram Navami — 19 April 2051
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2051
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 2051
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 2051
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 2051
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 2051
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 2051
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 2051
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 2051
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2051
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2051
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 2051
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 2051
- Maha Navami — 14 October 2051
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 2051
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 2051
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2051
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 2051
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 2051
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 2051
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 2051
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 2051
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2051
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2051
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