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Makar Sankranti 2001: Vancouver, British Columbia

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

📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Makar Sankranti · 2001
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
January 13, 2001
The Sun's transit into Makara (Capricorn), Uttarayana begins
Sankranti Details · Vancouver
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🗓 Saturday, January 13, 2001 · 📅 View full Panchang for this day
🌅 Sunrise
08:05:04
🌇 Sunset
16:38:18
🙏 Sankranti Punyakala
15:49:34
ends 16:38:18
🍚 Pongal Pot Muhurta
15:49:34
ends 16:38:18
Timings · Vancouver
Sunrise
08:05:04 AM
Sunset
04:38:18 PM
Moonrise
09:57:26 PM
Moonset
10:46:22 AM
Sankranti
03:49:34 PM
Pongal Pot Muhurta
03:49:34 PM
ends 04:38:18 PM
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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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Shubh Jan/13/2001 09:13:30 AM Jan/13/2001 10:13:23 AM
Chal Jan/13/2001 12:21:41 PM Jan/13/2001 01:25:50 PM
Amrit Jan/13/2001 02:30:00 PM Jan/13/2001 03:34:09 PM
Labh Jan/13/2001 04:38:18 PM Jan/13/2001 06:34:04 PM
Shubh Jan/13/2001 08:29:49 PM Jan/13/2001 10:25:35 PM
Amrit Jan/13/2001 10:25:35 PM Jan/14/2001 00:21:20 AM
Chal Jan/14/2001 00:21:20 AM Jan/14/2001 02:17:06 AM
Labh Jan/14/2001 06:08:37 AM Jan/14/2001 08:04:23 AM
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Uthi Jan/13/2001 09:13:30 AM – Jan/13/2001 10:13:23 AM
Amridha Jan/13/2001 11:17:32 AM – Jan/13/2001 12:21:41 PM
Dhanam Jan/13/2001 02:30:00 PM – Jan/13/2001 03:34:09 PM
Sugam Jan/13/2001 03:34:09 PM – Jan/13/2001 04:38:18 PM
Night
Labham Jan/13/2001 04:38:18 PM – Jan/13/2001 06:34:04 PM
Dhanam Jan/13/2001 06:34:04 PM – Jan/13/2001 08:29:49 PM
Sugam Jan/13/2001 08:29:49 PM – Jan/13/2001 10:25:35 PM
Uthi Jan/14/2001 00:21:20 AM – Jan/14/2001 02:17:06 AM
Amridha Jan/14/2001 04:12:52 AM – Jan/14/2001 06:08:37 AM
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