Makar Sankranti 2024 — Monday, 15-01-2024
Makar Sankranti 2024 is on Monday, 15-01-2024.
Pausha Shukla Panchami.
Sun enters the sign2:44 AM15-01-2024
What is kept
The day the sun moves into Makar (Capricorn). People take a holy dip in a river, eat and give til and gud (sesame and jaggery), and fly kites, most of all in Gujarat, where the day is called Uttarayan. In Punjab, Lohri is the night before. In Tamil Nadu the same day is Pongal, in Assam it is Magh Bihu, and in UP and Bihar people eat khichdi.
The sun turns north.
Aarti and katha for Makar Sankranti
Windows on the day in Delhi
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 5:27 AM – 6:21 AM |
| Pratah Sandhya | 5:54 AM – 7:15 AM |
| Rahu Kaal | 8:34 AM – 9:53 AM |
| Yamaganda | 11:11 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Abhijit | 12:09 PM – 12:51 PM |
| Gulika | 1:49 PM – 3:08 PM |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 2:16 PM – 2:58 PM |
| Godhuli Muhurta | 5:46 PM – 6:13 PM |