Makara Sankranti 2027
15th Jan 2027
Makara Sankranti 2027 is on Friday, 15 January 2027.
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:15 PM – 12:58 PM |
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| Times for | Ujjain (IST) |
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मकर संक्रांति 2027 शुक्रवार, 15 जनवरी को है।
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Makara Sankranti in 2027?
Makara Sankranti 2027 falls on Friday, 15 January 2027.
What is Makara Sankranti?
One of the few Hindu festivals tied to the solar — not lunar — calendar, so it falls on January 14 almost every year as the Sun enters sidereal Makara (Capricorn) and begins Uttarayana, its northward arc. Sesame-and-jaggery sweets, holy dips and kites mark the day.
Why is Makara Sankranti observed?
Uttarayana is treated as the auspicious half of the year — old texts call its six months a single day of the gods, and Dakshinayana a single night. The Mahabharata anchors this belief: Bhishma, mortally wounded on his bed of arrows, refused to die until the Sun turned north. The day looks different in each region. Tamil Nadu spreads it over four days — Bhogi (a dawn bonfire of old things), Thai Pongal (rice boiled in milk till it overflows the pot, offered to Surya), Mattu Pongal (cattle bathed and garlanded, with jallikattu in some districts) and Kaanum Pongal (family visits). Gujarat fills the sky with kites. In Kerala, Sabarimala devotees wait for the Makaravilakku — three flashes of light on a distant hill. Punjab burns the Lohri bonfire the night before; Assam holds Magh Bihu feasts in temporary bamboo huts called meji.
What are the other names for Makara Sankranti?
Makara Sankranti is also known as Thai Pongal, Uttarayan, Maghi, Magh Bihu, Bihu, Khichdi, Makar Sankraman, Makarvilakku and Attukal Pongala.
Which prarthanas are recited on Makara Sankranti?
Aditya Dwadasa Nama Stotram, Aditya Hrudayam, Surya Arghya Shloka and Surya Gayatri Mantra are recited on Makara Sankranti. You can listen to them with audio on this page.
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