Makara Sankranti 2026 Date
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Makara Sankranti 2026 is on Wednesday, 14 January 2026.
मकर संक्रांति 2026 बुधवार, 14 जनवरी को है।
Dates are for India (IST). Tithi timings, muhurat and prarthanas are on the Makara Sankranti page.
About 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.
