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Makar Sankranti
Uttarayan, Khichdi, Sakrat
Tithi: Pausha Shukla · 15 Jan 2027
Marks the Sun's northward turn (Uttarayan) and the start of the harvest season. Sesame-jaggery sweets, holy dips and charity are central.
Surya
Pujas
Date notes
Sankranti moment (Drik, New Delhi): 2026-01-14 ~15:13 IST; 2027-01-14 21:14 IST → punya kaal Jan 15.
Day the sidereal Sun enters Makara (Lahiri). If the ingress is after sunset, the punya kaal (bath/charity) moves to the next day — 2027 ingress 21:14 IST on Jan 14, so observed Jan 15.