Makar Sankranti 2092
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 moment13:04
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 2092
- Vasant Panchami — 12 February 2092
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 2092
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2092
- Holi — 24 March 2092
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 2092
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2092
- Akshaya Tritiya — 9 May 2092
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 6 July 2092
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2092
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2092
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 2092
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 2092
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2092
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2092
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 2092
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 2092
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2092
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 2092
- Maha Navami — 9 October 2092
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2092
- Karwa Chauth — 19 October 2092
- Dhanteras — 28 October 2092
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2092
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 2092
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2092
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2092
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2092
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 2092
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 2092
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