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Makara Saṅkrānti 2009

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

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Makara Saṅkrānti · 2009
📍 Bangalore, India
January 14, 2009
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Bangalore
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🗓 Wednesday, January 14, 2009
🌅 Sunrise
06:46:40 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:10:59 PM
🙏 Saṅkrānti Puṇyakāla
06:46:40 AM
ends 06:10:59 PM
🍚 Poṅgal Muhūrta
06:46:40 AM
ends 08:12:13 AM
Timings · Bangalore
Sunrise
06:46:40 AM
Sunset
06:10:59 PM
Moonrise
09:30:17 PM
Moonset
09:17:06 AM
Saṅkrānti
06:21:18 AM
Poṅgal Muhūrta
06:46:40 AM
ends 08:12:13 AM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
January 13
06:46:29 AM
☀️ Saṅkrānti
January 14
06:21:18 AM
🌅 Sunrise
January 14
06:46:40 AM
🌇 Sunset
January 14
06:10:59 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
January 15
06:46:50 AM
About

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

CoghadiaFromTo
Lābh January/14/2009 06:46:40 AM January/14/2009 08:12:13 AM
Chal January/14/2009 03:19:55 PM January/14/2009 04:45:27 PM
Lābh January/14/2009 04:45:27 PM January/14/2009 06:10:59 PM
Śubh January/14/2009 07:45:28 PM January/14/2009 09:19:57 PM
Amṛt January/14/2009 09:19:57 PM January/14/2009 10:54:26 PM
Chal January/14/2009 10:54:26 PM January/15/2009 12:28:55 AM
Lābh January/15/2009 03:37:53 AM January/15/2009 05:12:21 AM
Gaurī Pañcāṅgam
Dina
Lābham January/14/2009 06:46:40 AM – January/14/2009 08:12:13 AM
Sugam January/14/2009 09:37:45 AM – January/14/2009 11:03:18 AM
Uthi January/14/2009 01:54:22 PM – January/14/2009 03:19:55 PM
Amṛdha January/14/2009 03:19:55 PM – January/14/2009 04:45:27 PM
Night
Uthi January/14/2009 06:10:59 PM – January/14/2009 07:45:28 PM
Amṛdha January/14/2009 07:45:28 PM – January/14/2009 09:19:57 PM
Lābham January/14/2009 10:54:26 PM – January/15/2009 12:28:55 AM
Dhanam January/15/2009 12:28:55 AM – January/15/2009 02:03:24 AM
Sugam January/15/2009 02:03:24 AM – January/15/2009 03:37:53 AM
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