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Makar Sankranti 2013: Melbourne, Victoria

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

📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Makar Sankranti · 2013
📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
January 14, 2013
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Melbourne
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🗓 Monday, January 14, 2013 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
06:15:25
🌇 Sunset
20:43:21
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
12:23:11
ends 20:43:21
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
13:29:23
ends 13:58:19
Timings · Melbourne
Sunrise
06:15:25 AM
Sunset
08:43:21 PM
Moonrise
08:48:53 AM
Moonset
10:06:32 PM
Sankranti
12:23:11 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
01:29:23 PM
ends 01:58:19 PM
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Jan 13
06:14:23
🌅 Sunrise
Jan 14
06:15:25
☀️ Sankranti
Jan 14
12:23:11
🌇 Sunset
Jan 14
20:43:21
🌅 Next Sunrise
Jan 15
06:16:28
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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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Amrit Jan/14/2013 06:15:25 AM Jan/14/2013 08:03:54 AM
Shubh Jan/14/2013 09:52:24 AM Jan/14/2013 11:40:53 AM
Labh Jan/14/2013 05:49:46 PM Jan/14/2013 06:54:51 PM
Amrit Jan/14/2013 06:54:51 PM Jan/14/2013 08:43:21 PM
Chal Jan/14/2013 08:43:21 PM Jan/14/2013 09:54:59 PM
Labh Jan/15/2013 00:18:16 AM Jan/15/2013 01:29:54 AM
Shubh Jan/15/2013 02:41:33 AM Jan/15/2013 03:53:11 AM
Amrit Jan/15/2013 03:53:11 AM Jan/15/2013 05:04:49 AM
Chal Jan/15/2013 05:04:49 AM Jan/15/2013 06:16:28 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Amridha Jan/14/2013 06:15:25 AM – Jan/14/2013 08:03:54 AM
Dhanam Jan/14/2013 01:29:23 PM – Jan/14/2013 01:58:19 PM
Dhanam Jan/14/2013 02:56:11 PM – Jan/14/2013 03:17:52 PM
Uthi Jan/14/2013 06:54:51 PM – Jan/14/2013 08:43:21 PM
Night
Sugam Jan/14/2013 08:43:21 PM – Jan/14/2013 09:54:59 PM
Uthi Jan/14/2013 11:06:38 PM – Jan/15/2013 00:18:16 AM
Amridha Jan/15/2013 00:18:16 AM – Jan/15/2013 01:29:54 AM
Labham Jan/15/2013 03:53:11 AM – Jan/15/2013 05:04:49 AM
Dhanam Jan/15/2013 05:04:49 AM – Jan/15/2013 06:16:28 AM
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