Makar Sankranti 2072
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 moment09:57
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 2072
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 2072
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 2072
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 2072
- Holi — 5 March 2072
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 20 March 2072
- Ram Navami — 28 March 2072
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2072
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2072
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 2072
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2072
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2072
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2072
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2072
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2072
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2072
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2072
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2072
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2072
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2072
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2072
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 2072
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2072
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 2072
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 2072
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 2072
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 2072
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 2072
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 2072
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 25 November 2072
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