Makar Sankranti 2095
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 moment07:32
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 2095
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 2095
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 2095
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2095
- Holi — 22 March 2095
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 2095
- Ram Navami — 12 April 2095
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 2095
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 3 July 2095
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 2095
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2095
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 2095
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 2095
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 2095
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2095
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 2095
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 2095
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2095
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 2095
- Maha Navami — 8 October 2095
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 2095
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 2095
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2095
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2095
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2095
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 2095
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 2095
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 2095
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 2095
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 2095
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