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Makar Sankranti 2013: Jersey City, New Jersey

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

📍 Jersey City, New Jersey, America (United States)
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Makar Sankranti · 2013
📍 Jersey City, New Jersey, America (United States)
January 14, 2013
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Jersey City
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🗓 Monday, January 14, 2013 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
07:20:02
🌇 Sunset
16:51:31
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
07:20:02
ends 16:51:31
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
07:20:02
ends 08:31:28
Timings · Jersey City
Sunrise
07:20:02 AM
Sunset
04:51:31 PM
Moonrise
08:48:38 AM
Moonset
08:37:51 PM
Sankranti
Jan/15 08:23:11 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
07:20:02 AM
ends 08:31:28 AM
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Jan 13
07:20:25
☀️ Sankranti
Jan 13
20:23:11
🌅 Sunrise
Jan 14
07:20:02
🌇 Sunset
Jan 14
16:51:31
🌅 Next Sunrise
Jan 15
07:19:37
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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 07:20:02 AM Jan/14/2013 08:31:28 AM
Shubh Jan/14/2013 09:42:54 AM Jan/14/2013 10:54:20 AM
Labh Jan/14/2013 02:57:13 PM Jan/14/2013 03:40:05 PM
Amrit Jan/14/2013 03:40:05 PM Jan/14/2013 04:51:31 PM
Chal Jan/14/2013 04:51:31 PM Jan/14/2013 06:40:02 PM
Labh Jan/14/2013 10:17:03 PM Jan/15/2013 00:05:34 AM
Shubh Jan/15/2013 01:54:05 AM Jan/15/2013 03:42:36 AM
Amrit Jan/15/2013 03:42:36 AM Jan/15/2013 05:31:06 AM
Chal Jan/15/2013 05:31:06 AM Jan/15/2013 07:19:37 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Amridha Jan/14/2013 07:20:02 AM – Jan/14/2013 08:31:28 AM
Dhanam Jan/14/2013 12:05:47 PM – Jan/14/2013 12:24:50 PM
Dhanam Jan/14/2013 01:02:55 PM – Jan/14/2013 01:17:13 PM
Uthi Jan/14/2013 03:40:05 PM – Jan/14/2013 04:51:31 PM
Night
Sugam Jan/14/2013 04:51:31 PM – Jan/14/2013 06:40:02 PM
Uthi Jan/14/2013 08:28:33 PM – Jan/14/2013 10:17:03 PM
Amridha Jan/14/2013 10:17:03 PM – Jan/15/2013 00:05:34 AM
Labham Jan/15/2013 03:42:36 AM – Jan/15/2013 05:31:06 AM
Dhanam Jan/15/2013 05:31:06 AM – Jan/15/2013 07:19:37 AM
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