Makar Sankranti 2094
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 moment01:23
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 2094
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 2094
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 2094
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 2094
- Holi — 3 March 2094
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 2094
- Ram Navami — 25 March 2094
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 May 2094
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 2094
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 2094
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 2094
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 2094
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 2094
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 2094
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 2094
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 2094
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 2094
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 2094
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 2094
- Maha Navami — 18 October 2094
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 2094
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 2094
- Dhanteras — 5 November 2094
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 2094
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 2094
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 2094
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 2094
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 2094
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 2094
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 2094
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