Makar Sankranti
मकर संक्रांति
Suns entry into Capricorn marking Uttarayan and the harvest.
- Date
- Thu, 14 January 2027
- Tithi
- Saptami
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Hindu Month
- Paush
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Karana
- Bava
- Vikram Samvat
- VS 2083
- Muhurat
- 07:16 AM – 12:30 PM (Punya Kaal)
- Duration
- 1 Day
About this observance
Holy dips, til-gud daan, kite flying and Surya arghya mark the day; Pitru tarpan and daan of khichdi are highly meritorious.
Importance
Uttarayan is called the day of the gods; all auspicious works resume from this day.
History
Kumbh and Magh Mela snans begin on Makar Sankranti.
Mythological story
Bhishma Pitamah waited for Uttarayan to leave his body and attain moksha.
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