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Makara Saṅkrānti 2004

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

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Makara Saṅkrānti · 2004
📍 Pomona, California, America (United States)
January 14, 2004
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Pomona
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🗓 Wednesday, January 14, 2004 · 📅 View full Pañcāṅga for this day
🌅 Sunrise
06:58:03 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:02:24 PM
🙏 Saṅkrānti Puṇyakāla
10:17:14 AM
ends 05:02:24 PM
🍚 Poṅgal Muhūrta
10:17:14 AM
ends 10:44:40 AM
Timings · Pomona
Sunrise
06:58:03 AM
Sunset
05:02:24 PM
Moonset
11:16:15 AM
Saṅkrānti
10:17:14 AM
Poṅgal Muhūrta
10:17:14 AM
ends 10:44:40 AM
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January 13
06:58:14 AM
🌅 Sunrise
January 14
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☀️ Saṅkrānti
January 14
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🌇 Sunset
January 14
05:02:24 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
January 15
06:57:50 AM
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Makara Saṅkrānti

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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Saṅkrānti Puṇyakāla
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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Poṅgal Muhūrta
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

Coghadia Muhūrta

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Lābh January/14/2004 06:58:03 AM January/14/2004 08:13:35 AM
Chal January/14/2004 02:31:18 PM January/14/2004 03:46:51 PM
Lābh January/14/2004 03:46:51 PM January/14/2004 05:02:24 PM
Śubh January/14/2004 06:46:49 PM January/14/2004 08:31:15 PM
Amṛt January/14/2004 08:31:15 PM January/14/2004 10:15:41 PM
Chal January/14/2004 10:15:41 PM January/15/2004 12:00:07 AM
Lābh January/15/2004 03:28:58 AM January/15/2004 05:13:24 AM
Gaurī Pañcāṅgam
Dina
Lābham January/14/2004 06:58:03 AM – January/14/2004 08:13:35 AM
Sugam January/14/2004 09:29:08 AM – January/14/2004 10:44:40 AM
Uthi January/14/2004 01:15:46 PM – January/14/2004 02:31:18 PM
Amṛdha January/14/2004 02:31:18 PM – January/14/2004 03:46:51 PM
Night
Uthi January/14/2004 05:02:24 PM – January/14/2004 06:46:49 PM
Amṛdha January/14/2004 06:46:49 PM – January/14/2004 08:31:15 PM
Lābham January/14/2004 10:15:41 PM – January/15/2004 12:00:07 AM
Dhanam January/15/2004 12:00:07 AM – January/15/2004 01:44:32 AM
Sugam January/15/2004 01:44:32 AM – January/15/2004 03:28:58 AM
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