Makar Sankranti 2099
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 moment08:09
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 2099
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 2099
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2099
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 2099
- Holi — 7 March 2099
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2099
- Ram Navami — 30 March 2099
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2099
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 2099
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 2099
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 2099
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 2099
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 2099
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 2099
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 2099
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 2099
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2099
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 2099
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 2099
- Maha Navami — 22 October 2099
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 23 October 2099
- Karwa Chauth — 1 November 2099
- Dhanteras — 10 November 2099
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 2099
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 2099
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 2099
- Chhath Puja — 18 November 2099
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 2099
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2099
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