When is Makar Sankranti 2026? — 14 January 2026
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
- Tithi
- Sun enters Makara
- Sankranti moment · New Delhi
- 03:13 PM
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How the date is chosen
The day the Sun enters sidereal Makara (Capricorn, Lahiri ayanamsa). When the ingress is after sunset, the festival is the next day, because its punya kaal is the next morning.
About Makar Sankranti
The Sun enters Makara (Capricorn). A holy bath, til-gud sweets, khichdi, daan and kite flying are traditional; Pongal, Lohri (usually the day before) and Uttarayan belong to the same season.
Times are for New Delhi (IST). In other cities sunrise, moonrise and muhurat times differ by some minutes, and now and then the day itself differs. Festival times for your city →
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