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Makar Sankranti 2025: Sydney, New South Wales

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

📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Makar Sankranti · 2025
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 14, 2025
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Sydney
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🗓 Tuesday, January 14, 2025 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
06:00:27
🌇 Sunset
20:08:20
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
14:24:56
ends 20:08:20
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
14:50:22
ends 16:36:21
Timings · Sydney
Sunrise
06:00:27 AM
Sunset
08:08:20 PM
Moonrise
08:43:28 PM
Moonset
05:41:29 AM
Sankranti
02:24:56 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
02:50:22 PM
ends 04:36:21 PM
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Jan 13
05:59:31
🌅 Sunrise
Jan 14
06:00:27
☀️ Sankranti
Jan 14
14:24:56
🌇 Sunset
Jan 14
20:08:20
🌅 Next Sunrise
Jan 15
06:01:24
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About

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/14/2025 11:18:24 AM Jan/14/2025 01:04:23 PM
Labh Jan/14/2025 09:22:28 PM Jan/14/2025 10:36:36 PM
Shubh Jan/14/2025 11:50:44 PM Jan/15/2025 01:04:52 AM
Amrit Jan/15/2025 01:04:52 AM Jan/15/2025 02:19:00 AM
Chal Jan/15/2025 02:19:00 AM Jan/15/2025 03:33:08 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Labham Jan/14/2025 07:46:26 AM – Jan/14/2025 08:50:02 AM
Sugam Jan/14/2025 11:18:24 AM – Jan/14/2025 01:04:23 PM
Uthi Jan/14/2025 02:50:22 PM – Jan/14/2025 04:36:21 PM
Amridha Jan/14/2025 06:22:20 PM – Jan/14/2025 08:08:20 PM
Night
Uthi Jan/14/2025 09:22:28 PM – Jan/14/2025 10:36:36 PM
Amridha Jan/14/2025 11:50:44 PM – Jan/15/2025 01:04:52 AM
Labham Jan/15/2025 02:19:00 AM – Jan/15/2025 03:33:08 AM
Dhanam Jan/15/2025 03:33:08 AM – Jan/15/2025 04:47:16 AM
Sugam Jan/15/2025 04:47:16 AM – Jan/15/2025 06:01:24 AM
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