Makar Sankranti 2093
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 moment19:13
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 2093
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 2093
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 2093
- Holi — 14 March 2093
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 2093
- Ram Navami — 5 April 2093
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 2093
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 2093
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2093
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 2093
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2093
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 2093
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2093
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 2093
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2093
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 2093
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 2093
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 2093
- Maha Navami — 29 September 2093
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2093
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 2093
- Dhanteras — 17 October 2093
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2093
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 19 October 2093
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2093
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2093
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2093
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 2093
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 2093
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