Makar Sankranti 2054
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 moment19:09
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 2054
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 2054
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 2054
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2054
- Holi — 24 March 2054
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 2054
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2054
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 2054
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 2054
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2054
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2054
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 2054
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 2054
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2054
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2054
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 2054
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 2054
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2054
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 2054
- Maha Navami — 10 October 2054
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2054
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 2054
- Dhanteras — 28 October 2054
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2054
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 2054
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2054
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2054
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2054
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 2054
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 2054
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