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Makar Sankranti 2015: Ahmadabad, Gujarat

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

📍 Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
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Makar Sankranti · 2015
📍 Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
January 15, 2015
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Ahmadabad
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🗓 Thursday, January 15, 2015 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
07:23:57
🌇 Sunset
18:14:00
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
12:48:37
ends 18:13:18
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:45:12
ends 10:06:28
Punyakala falls on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 (the night-transit rule can shift it to the following civil day).
Timings · Ahmadabad
Sunrise
07:23:57 AM
Sunset
06:14:00 PM
Moonrise
02:02:27 AM
Moonset
01:38:10 PM
Sankranti
Jan/16 07:25:51 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:45:12 AM
ends 10:06:28 AM
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Jan 14
07:23:56
☀️ Sankranti
Jan 14
19:25:51
🌅 Sunrise
Jan 15
07:23:57
🌇 Sunset
Jan 15
18:14:00
🌅 Next Sunrise
Jan 16
07:23:56
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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

ChogadiaFromTo
Chal Jan/15/2015 11:43:58 AM Jan/15/2015 12:48:59 PM
Labh Jan/15/2015 12:48:59 PM Jan/15/2015 02:10:14 PM
Shubh Jan/15/2015 04:52:45 PM Jan/15/2015 06:14:00 PM
Amrit Jan/15/2015 06:14:00 PM Jan/15/2015 07:52:45 PM
Chal Jan/15/2015 07:52:45 PM Jan/15/2015 09:31:29 PM
Labh Jan/16/2015 00:48:58 AM Jan/16/2015 02:27:43 AM
Shubh Jan/16/2015 04:06:27 AM Jan/16/2015 05:45:12 AM
Amrit Jan/16/2015 05:45:12 AM Jan/16/2015 07:23:56 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Sugam Jan/15/2015 08:45:12 AM – Jan/15/2015 10:06:28 AM
Uthi Jan/15/2015 11:43:58 AM – Jan/15/2015 12:48:59 PM
Amridha Jan/15/2015 12:48:59 PM – Jan/15/2015 02:10:14 PM
Labham Jan/15/2015 04:52:45 PM – Jan/15/2015 06:14:00 PM
Night
Amridha Jan/15/2015 06:14:00 PM – Jan/15/2015 07:52:45 PM
Labham Jan/15/2015 11:10:14 PM – Jan/16/2015 00:48:58 AM
Dhanam Jan/16/2015 00:48:58 AM – Jan/16/2015 02:27:43 AM
Sugam Jan/16/2015 02:27:43 AM – Jan/16/2015 04:06:27 AM
Uthi Jan/16/2015 05:45:12 AM – Jan/16/2015 07:23:56 AM
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