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Makar Sankranti 2019

The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins

📍 Bangalore, India
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Makar Sankranti · 2019
📍 Bangalore, India
January 15, 2019

Sunrise: 06:46:45 AM.
Sunset: 06:11:17 PM.
Moonrise: 12:58:44 PM.
Moonset: 12:50:38 AM.
Sankranti: Jan/14 07:57:02 PM.
Pongal Pot Muhurta: 08:12:19 AM – 09:03:39 AM.

The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Bangalore
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🗓 Tuesday, January 15, 2019
🌅 Sunrise
06:46:45 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:11:17 PM
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
06:46:45 AM
ends 06:11:17 PM
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:12:19 AM
ends 09:03:39 AM
Timings · Bangalore
Sunrise
06:46:45 AM
Sunset
06:11:17 PM
Moonrise
12:58:44 PM
Moonset
12:50:38 AM
Sankranti
Jan/14 07:57:02 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:12:19 AM
ends 09:03:39 AM
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Jan 14
06:46:34 AM
☀️ Sankranti
Jan 14
07:57:02 PM
🌅 Sunrise
Jan 15
06:46:45 AM
🌇 Sunset
Jan 15
06:11:17 PM
🌅 Next Sunrise
Jan 16
06:46:54 AM
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About Makar Sankranti
About

Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti marks the Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn) and the beginning of Uttarayana, the Sun's northward course, one of the two Ayana Sankrantis (with Karka Sankranti), each carrying its own distinct Punyakala rule. It is celebrated across India under many regional names: Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat (the kite-flying festival), Lohri in Punjab, Magh Bihu in Assam, and simply Sankranti in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, all marking the same solar event on the same day.

The Punyakala is the auspicious window around the Sankranti moment, traditionally held to be especially meritorious for charity (daan), holy baths, and worship. For Makar Sankranti specifically, this page also shows the Pongal Pot Muhurta: the recommended window for placing the pot for cooking the festival's sweet rice dish, following the Kanchi Kamakoti Pitha Veda Dharma Shastra Paripalana Sabha's published rule (see pongal.php for the full Pongal-specific cultural content and four-day schedule).

Tradition & Practice
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Uttarayana Begins
Makar Sankranti marks the start of Uttarayana, the Sun's six-month northward course, traditionally regarded as an auspicious half of the year, ending at Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana's start).
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Sankranti Punyakala
The auspicious window around the exact Sankranti moment, computed for your own city's sunrise/sunset, not a single moment shared worldwide.
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Pongal Pot Muhurta
The recommended window for placing the pot for Pongal's sweet-rice offering on Makar Sankranti day itself. See pongal.php for the full Tamil four-day Pongal celebration.
Auspicious Timings

Chogadia Muhurta

ChogadiaFromTo
Labh Jan/15/2019 11:03:27 AM Jan/15/2019 12:29:01 PM
Labh Jan/15/2019 07:45:44 PM Jan/15/2019 09:20:11 PM
Shubh Jan/15/2019 10:54:38 PM Jan/16/2019 12:29:05 AM
Amrit Jan/16/2019 12:29:05 AM Jan/16/2019 02:03:33 AM
Chal Jan/16/2019 02:03:33 AM Jan/16/2019 03:38:00 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Labham Jan/15/2019 08:12:19 AM – Jan/15/2019 09:03:39 AM
Sugam Jan/15/2019 11:03:27 AM – Jan/15/2019 12:29:01 PM
Uthi Jan/15/2019 01:54:35 PM – Jan/15/2019 03:20:09 PM
Amridha Jan/15/2019 04:45:43 PM – Jan/15/2019 06:11:17 PM
Night
Uthi Jan/15/2019 07:45:44 PM – Jan/15/2019 09:20:11 PM
Amridha Jan/15/2019 10:54:38 PM – Jan/16/2019 12:29:05 AM
Labham Jan/16/2019 02:03:33 AM – Jan/16/2019 03:38:00 AM
Dhanam Jan/16/2019 03:38:00 AM – Jan/16/2019 05:12:27 AM
Sugam Jan/16/2019 05:12:27 AM – Jan/16/2019 06:46:54 AM
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