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Makar Sankranti 1897: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America (United States)
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Makar Sankranti · 1897
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America (United States)
January 12, 1897
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Philadelphia
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🗓 Tuesday, January 12, 1897 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
07:23:12 AM
🌇 Sunset
04:56:15 PM
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
07:23:12 AM
ends 04:56:15 PM
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:34:49 AM
ends 09:17:48 AM
Timings · Philadelphia
Sunrise
07:23:12 AM
Sunset
04:56:15 PM
Moonrise
11:23:17 AM
Moonset
12:51:03 AM
Sankranti
02:22:32 AM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
08:34:49 AM
ends 09:17:48 AM
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07:23:29 AM
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Jan 12
02:22:32 AM
🌅 Sunrise
Jan 12
07:23:12 AM
🌇 Sunset
Jan 12
04:56:15 PM
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Jan 13
07:22:52 AM
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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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Labh Jan/12/1897 10:58:05 AM Jan/12/1897 12:09:43 PM
Labh Jan/12/1897 06:44:34 PM Jan/12/1897 08:32:54 PM
Shubh Jan/12/1897 10:21:14 PM Jan/13/1897 12:09:33 AM
Amrit Jan/13/1897 12:09:33 AM Jan/13/1897 01:57:53 AM
Chal Jan/13/1897 01:57:53 AM Jan/13/1897 03:46:13 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Labham Jan/12/1897 08:34:49 AM – Jan/12/1897 09:17:48 AM
Sugam Jan/12/1897 10:58:05 AM – Jan/12/1897 12:09:43 PM
Uthi Jan/12/1897 01:21:21 PM – Jan/12/1897 02:32:59 PM
Amridha Jan/12/1897 03:44:37 PM – Jan/12/1897 04:56:15 PM
Night
Uthi Jan/12/1897 06:44:34 PM – Jan/12/1897 08:32:54 PM
Amridha Jan/12/1897 10:21:14 PM – Jan/13/1897 12:09:33 AM
Labham Jan/13/1897 01:57:53 AM – Jan/13/1897 03:46:13 AM
Dhanam Jan/13/1897 03:46:13 AM – Jan/13/1897 05:34:32 AM
Sugam Jan/13/1897 05:34:32 AM – Jan/13/1897 07:22:52 AM
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