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Makara Saṅkrānti 2011

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

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Makara Saṅkrānti · 2011
📍 Bangalore, India
January 15, 2011
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Bangalore
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🗓 Saturday, January 15, 2011
🌅 Sunrise
06:46:45 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:11:16 PM
🙏 Saṅkrānti Puṇyakāla
12:28:39 PM
ends 06:10:43 PM
🍚 Poṅgal Muhūrta
08:18:01 AM
ends 09:37:53 AM
Puṇyakāla falls on Friday, January 14, 2011 (the night-transit rule can shift it to the following civil day).
Timings · Bangalore
Sunrise
06:46:45 AM
Sunset
06:11:16 PM
Moonrise
01:57:09 PM
Moonset
02:15:32 AM
Saṅkrānti
January/14 06:37:00 PM
Poṅgal Muhūrta
08:18:01 AM
ends 09:37:53 AM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
January 14
06:46:35 AM
☀️ Saṅkrānti
January 14
06:37:00 PM
🌅 Sunrise
January 15
06:46:45 AM
🌇 Sunset
January 15
06:11:16 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
January 16
06:46:55 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
Śubh January/15/2011 08:18:01 AM January/15/2011 09:37:53 AM
Chal January/15/2011 12:29:01 PM January/15/2011 01:54:35 PM
Amṛt January/15/2011 03:20:08 PM January/15/2011 04:45:42 PM
Lābh January/15/2011 06:11:16 PM January/15/2011 07:45:43 PM
Śubh January/15/2011 09:20:11 PM January/15/2011 10:54:38 PM
Amṛt January/15/2011 10:54:38 PM January/16/2011 12:29:05 AM
Chal January/16/2011 12:29:05 AM January/16/2011 02:03:33 AM
Lābh January/16/2011 05:12:27 AM January/16/2011 06:46:55 AM
Gaurī Pañcāṅgam
Dina
Uthi January/15/2011 08:18:01 AM – January/15/2011 09:37:53 AM
Amṛdha January/15/2011 11:03:27 AM – January/15/2011 12:29:01 PM
Dhanam January/15/2011 03:20:08 PM – January/15/2011 04:45:42 PM
Sugam January/15/2011 04:45:42 PM – January/15/2011 06:11:16 PM
Night
Lābham January/15/2011 06:11:16 PM – January/15/2011 07:45:43 PM
Dhanam January/15/2011 07:45:43 PM – January/15/2011 09:20:11 PM
Sugam January/15/2011 09:20:11 PM – January/15/2011 10:54:38 PM
Uthi January/16/2011 12:29:05 AM – January/16/2011 02:03:33 AM
Amṛdha January/16/2011 03:38:00 AM – January/16/2011 05:12:27 AM
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