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Makar Sankranti 2004: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Makar Sankranti · 2004
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
January 15, 2004
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Chennai
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🗓 Thursday, January 15, 2004 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
06:36:12
🌇 Sunset
18:00:14
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
06:36:12
ends 18:00:14
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:01:42
ends 09:27:13
Timings · Chennai
Sunrise
06:36:12 AM
Sunset
06:00:14 PM
Moonrise
Jan/16 05:53:28 PM
Moonset
12:02:03 PM
Sankranti
Jan/16 11:47:14 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:01:42 AM
ends 09:27:13 AM
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Jan 14
06:36:01
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23:47:14
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Jan 15
06:36:12
🌇 Sunset
Jan 15
18:00:14
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Jan 16
06:36:22
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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

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Chal Jan/15/2004 11:09:49 AM Jan/15/2004 12:18:13 PM
Labh Jan/15/2004 12:18:13 PM Jan/15/2004 01:43:43 PM
Shubh Jan/15/2004 04:34:44 PM Jan/15/2004 06:00:14 PM
Amrit Jan/15/2004 06:00:14 PM Jan/15/2004 07:34:45 PM
Chal Jan/15/2004 07:34:45 PM Jan/15/2004 09:09:16 PM
Labh Jan/16/2004 00:18:18 AM Jan/16/2004 01:52:49 AM
Shubh Jan/16/2004 03:27:20 AM Jan/16/2004 05:01:51 AM
Amrit Jan/16/2004 05:01:51 AM Jan/16/2004 06:36:22 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Sugam Jan/15/2004 08:01:42 AM – Jan/15/2004 09:27:13 AM
Uthi Jan/15/2004 11:09:49 AM – Jan/15/2004 12:18:13 PM
Amridha Jan/15/2004 12:18:13 PM – Jan/15/2004 01:43:43 PM
Labham Jan/15/2004 04:34:44 PM – Jan/15/2004 06:00:14 PM
Night
Amridha Jan/15/2004 06:00:14 PM – Jan/15/2004 07:34:45 PM
Labham Jan/15/2004 10:43:47 PM – Jan/16/2004 00:18:18 AM
Dhanam Jan/16/2004 00:18:18 AM – Jan/16/2004 01:52:49 AM
Sugam Jan/16/2004 01:52:49 AM – Jan/16/2004 03:27:20 AM
Uthi Jan/16/2004 05:01:51 AM – Jan/16/2004 06:36:22 AM
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