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Makar Sankranti 2023: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Makar Sankranti · 2023
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
January 15, 2023
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Chennai
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🗓 Sunday, January 15, 2023 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
06:36:13
🌇 Sunset
18:00:24
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
06:36:13
ends 18:00:24
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
06:36:13
ends 08:01:45
Timings · Chennai
Sunrise
06:36:13 AM
Sunset
06:00:24 PM
Moonrise
Jan/16 05:53:28 PM
Moonset
12:04:08 PM
Sankranti
Jan/16 08:49:08 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
06:36:13 AM
ends 08:01:45 AM
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Jan 14
06:36:03
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Jan 14
20:49:08
🌅 Sunrise
Jan 15
06:36:13
🌇 Sunset
Jan 15
18:00:24
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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

ChogadiaFromTo
Chal Jan/15/2023 08:01:45 AM Jan/15/2023 09:27:16 AM
Labh Jan/15/2023 09:27:16 AM Jan/15/2023 10:52:47 AM
Amrit Jan/15/2023 10:52:47 AM Jan/15/2023 12:18:19 PM
Shubh Jan/15/2023 01:43:50 PM Jan/15/2023 03:09:21 PM
Shubh Jan/15/2023 06:00:24 PM Jan/15/2023 07:34:54 PM
Amrit Jan/15/2023 07:34:54 PM Jan/15/2023 09:09:24 PM
Chal Jan/15/2023 09:09:24 PM Jan/15/2023 10:43:53 PM
Labh Jan/16/2023 01:52:53 AM Jan/16/2023 03:27:23 AM
Shubh Jan/16/2023 05:01:53 AM Jan/16/2023 06:36:22 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Uthi Jan/15/2023 06:36:13 AM – Jan/15/2023 08:01:45 AM
Amridha Jan/15/2023 08:01:45 AM – Jan/15/2023 09:27:16 AM
Labham Jan/15/2023 10:52:47 AM – Jan/15/2023 12:18:19 PM
Sugam Jan/15/2023 01:43:50 PM – Jan/15/2023 03:09:21 PM
Night
Dhanam Jan/15/2023 06:00:24 PM – Jan/15/2023 07:34:54 PM
Sugam Jan/15/2023 07:34:54 PM – Jan/15/2023 09:09:24 PM
Uthi Jan/16/2023 00:18:23 AM – Jan/16/2023 01:52:53 AM
Amridha Jan/16/2023 01:52:53 AM – Jan/16/2023 03:27:23 AM
Labham Jan/16/2023 05:01:53 AM – Jan/16/2023 06:36:22 AM
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