Makar Sankranti 2025 Date — Tuesday, January 14, 2025
When is Makar Sankranti in 2025? Makar Sankranti 2025 falls on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
Observance: Makar Sankranti (Pongal). City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.
Other years: Makar Sankranti 2024 date · Makar Sankranti 2026 date
Makar Sankranti 2025 muhurat & timings — Delhi
| Sunrise | 07:15 am |
|---|---|
| Sunset | 05:45 pm |
| Moonrise | 06:09 pm |
| Brahma Muhurat | 05:27 am – 06:21 am |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 12:09 pm – 12:51 pm |
| Rahu Kaal (avoid) | 03:08 pm – 04:26 pm |
| Tithi at sunrise | Krishna Prathama |
| Nakshatra | Punarvasu |
These are the day’s general muhurats and Rahu Kaal for Delhi, computed from the AllMandir panchang. Festival puja timings vary by tradition and city — open the full panchang for Tue, 14 January 2025 or ask your local mandir.
Makar Sankranti 2025 — full list of dates
| Observance | Date & day | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bhogi | Mon, 13 January 2025 | |
| Makar Sankranti / Thai Pongal | Tue, 14 January 2025 | Main day |
| Mattu Pongal | Wed, 15 January 2025 | |
| Kaanum Pongal | Thu, 16 January 2025 |
Why we celebrate
The Sun enters sidereal Makara (Capricorn) and begins Uttarayana, its northward journey. It is the one major Hindu festival fixed to the solar calendar rather than the moon, so it lands on 14 or 15 January every year. In Tamil Nadu the same day is Thai Pongal, the harvest thanksgiving that opens the auspicious month of Thai.
Regional notes
Tamil Nadu: Thai Pongal. Andhra and Telangana: three-day Sankranti with Bhogi and Kanuma. Karnataka: Suggi Habba with ellu-bella exchange. Maharashtra: til-gul with the greeting 'til-gul ghya, god god bola'. Gujarat and Rajasthan: Uttarayan kites. Punjab: Maghi, the morning after Lohri. Assam: Magh Bihu with meji bonfires.
How it is celebrated
Four days in the Tamil country: Bhogi (bonfire of the old), Thai Pongal (the pongal pot boiling over), Mattu Pongal (honouring cattle) and Kaanum Pongal (family outings). Elsewhere it is Uttarayan kite flying in Gujarat, Lohri and Maghi in Punjab, Magh Bihu in Assam, Khichdi in Uttar Pradesh, and holy dips at Ganga Sagar, Prayagraj and Haridwar.
Puja timing
Punya Kaal is the roughly forty ghatis (about sixteen hours) after the Sun's ingress into Makara; if the transit happens after sunset the whole observance shifts to the next sunrise, which is why some years fall on 15 January.
Foods & offerings
Sakkarai pongal and ven pongal, sugarcane, til-gul laddu and gajak, khichdi, pitha in Assam.
Rituals
- Boil the pongal pot at sunrise and let it overflow while calling 'Pongalo Pongal'.
- Bathe in a river or take a sankalpa snan at home before sunrise.
- Draw a kolam or rangoli at the doorway.
- Give til-gul, grain or cloth as daan.
Makar Sankranti dates by year
| Year | Date & day |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Makar Sankranti 2024 date |
| 2025 | Tue, 14 January 2025 |
| 2026 | Makar Sankranti 2026 date |
| 2027 | Makar Sankranti 2027 date |
Hindu festivals around Makar Sankranti 2025
- Pongal 2025 date — Tue, 14 January 2025
- Vasant Panchami 2025 date — Sun, 2 February 2025
- Thaipusam 2025 date — Wed, 12 February 2025
- Maha Shivaratri 2025 date — Wed, 26 February 2025
- Holika Dahan 2025 date — Fri, 14 March 2025
- Holi 2025 date — Sat, 15 March 2025
- Ugadi 2025 date — Sun, 30 March 2025
- Gudi Padwa 2025 date — Sun, 30 March 2025
- Chaitra Navratri 2025 date — Sun, 30 March 2025
- Ram Navami 2025 date — Sun, 6 April 2025
- Hanuman Jayanti 2025 date — Sat, 12 April 2025
- Vishu 2025 date — Mon, 14 April 2025
Makar Sankranti 2025 puja & muhurat timings in major cities
| City | Abhijit Muhurat | Rahu Kaal (avoid) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 12:09 pm – 12:51 pm | 03:07 pm – 04:26 pm | 07:15 am | 05:45 pm |
| Mumbai | 12:25 pm – 01:09 pm | 03:34 pm – 04:57 pm | 07:14 am | 06:20 pm |
| Bengaluru | 12:05 pm – 12:51 pm | 03:20 pm – 04:46 pm | 06:45 am | 06:11 pm |
| Chennai | 11:55 am – 12:40 pm | 03:09 pm – 04:35 pm | 06:34 am | 06:01 pm |
| Hyderabad | 12:02 pm – 12:47 pm | 03:13 pm – 04:37 pm | 06:49 am | 06:01 pm |
| Kolkata | 11:23 am – 12:07 pm | 02:29 pm – 03:50 pm | 06:18 am | 05:12 pm |
Times come from each city’s own sunrise, sunset and panchang for Tue, 14 January 2025.
Makar Sankranti 2025 FAQ
What time is Abhijit Muhurat on Makar Sankranti 2025 in Delhi?
Abhijit Muhurat in Delhi on Tue, 14 January 2025 is 12:09 pm – 12:51 pm (local time, AllMandir panchang). See the table for other cities.
