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Makar Sankranti is set by the solar cycle and corresponds to the exact time astronomical event of the Sun entering Capricorn and is observed on a day that usually falls on 14 January of the Gregorian calendar, but on 15 January in leap years. Makar Sankranti's date and time is analogous to Sidereal time of Zodiac sign of Capricorn (when sun ...
Makar Sankranti is also called Uttarayana - the day on which the sun begins his northward journey. The traditional Indian calendar is based on lunar positions, Sankranti is a solar event. The date of Makar Sankranti remains constant over a long term, 14 January or occasionally, 15 January as the Sun begins to rise in Makara Râshi.
Maghi is the regional name of the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti celebrated in Nepal, Punjab, Haryana Jammu division and Himachal Pradesh. In Himachal, the festival is also known as Maghi Saaji [1] [2] or Magha Ra Saza. [3] In Bihar and Nepal it is also referred to as Maghi Parva or Maghi Sankranti.
Makar Sankranti or Pongal. or Uttarayanaor Maghe Sankranti or Maghi or Magh Bihu. Colorful floor artwork (muggulu) decorate entrances and streets on Makar Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh Thai Pongal in Colombo: Makara Sankranti or Pongal marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rasi. It marks the gradual increase of the duration of the day.
There is a common misconception [3] that Makara Sankranti marks the beginning of Uttarayana. This is because at one point in time Sayana and Nirayana zodiac were the same. Every year sidereal and tropical equinoxes slide by 50 seconds due to axial precession, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makara Sankranti to slide further.
Makar Sankranti: Varies: January 14 or 15: Varied: One day: This mostly falls on January 14 when the Sun enters Capricorn. In Maharashtra, the day is celebrated by giving and receiving sweets made of jaggery and sesame seeds called tilgool and halwa.
The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) is an annual kite festival held in January in Gujarat, India, to celebrate the Uttarayan—the days in the Hindu calendar when winter begins turning to summer. [1]
Dakshinayana begins on Karka Sankranti or July 16, as it marks the transition of the sun into Karka rashi . It marks the end of the six-month Uttarayana period of Hindu calendar and the beginning of the eponymous period called the Dakshinayana, which itself ends at Makara Sankranti and the Uttarayana period begins. [4]