Makar Sankranti 2067
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 moment03:11
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 2067
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 2067
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2067
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 2067
- Holi — 31 March 2067
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2067
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2067
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 2067
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2067
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2067
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2067
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2067
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2067
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2067
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 2067
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2067
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2067
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2067
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2067
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2067
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2067
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2067
- Dhanteras — 4 November 2067
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2067
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 2067
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2067
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 2067
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2067
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 2067
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2067
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