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Sankranti

Monthly solar ingress into a new sidereal rashi.

Nashik, Maharashtra, India 19.9973°, 73.7910° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Panchang for 17/10/2026 (Sat) All dates
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Timings on Saturday, 17 October 2026

Rule applied: Smarta — Sankranti at night before midnight: the Punya Kaal is the same day's afternoon, from midday to sunset. (Setting: Sankranti Punya Kaal: classical ghati spans per Sankranti type (as in most North Indian Panchangs))

Why this date?
  • Sankranti at night before midnight: the Punya Kaal is the same day's afternoon, from midday to sunset.

How the date is determined

  1. A Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters a new sidereal rashi; there are twelve in a year.
  2. The day and Punya Kaal follow the classical ghati spans for each kind of Sankranti (ghati = 1/30 of the daytime): Makara 40 after, Karka 30 before, Mesha and Tula 10 before and after, Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika and Kumbha 16 before, Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu and Meena 16 after, kept within sunrise–sunset; Maha Punya Kaal is 5 ghatis. A Sankranti at night before midnight counts in the same day's afternoon, after midnight in the next morning (Makara always the next day).
  3. Sidereal positions use the ayanamsa of your calculation profile; a different ayanamsa can shift the moment by several minutes.

Traditional variation

This is the date given by the rule shown above for the selected place. It is not the only valid date: regional Panchangs, family customs and sampradayas may observe it on a different day.

Rule source: Tithi–kaal rule of the Dharmashastra digests (Nirnaya Sindhu / Dharma Sindhu), as applied by modern drik-ganita (computed) Panchangs

Traditions may vary by region and Panchang convention. Times are shown for the selected place, time zone and calculation profile.

Calculated with engine 1.4.2 · rules rules-2026-09-29-a0a4505e · profile north-lahiri-calibrated v1 · ayanamsa lahiri_drik_compat · astronomy-engine@2.1.19 · Asia/Kolkata

Dates in 2026

Sankranti — 2026
DateDefining tithi / momentTime windowsDecision notes
14/01/2026 (Wed) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (3 h 2 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 50 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Ayana: Makara 40 ghatis after, Karka 30 ghatis before), within sunrise–sunset.
13/02/2026 (Fri) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (5 h 44 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 55 min)
  • Sankranti at night after midnight: the Punya Kaal is the next morning, from sunrise to midday.
15/03/2026 (Sun) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 0 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 0 min)
  • Sankranti at night after midnight: the Punya Kaal is the next morning, from sunrise to midday.
14/04/2026 (Tue) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (7 h 33 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (4 h 12 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Vishuva: Mesha or Tula), 10 ghatis before and after, within sunrise–sunset.
15/05/2026 (Fri) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (0 h 30 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (0 h 30 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Vishnupadi: Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika, Kumbha), 16 ghatis before, within sunrise–sunset.
15/06/2026 (Mon) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 16 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 13 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Shadashiti: Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena), 16 ghatis after, within sunrise–sunset.
16/07/2026 (Thu) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 36 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 12 min)
  • Sankranti at night before midnight: the Punya Kaal is the same day's afternoon, from midday to sunset.
17/08/2026 (Mon) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (1 h 49 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 49 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Vishnupadi: Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika, Kumbha), 16 ghatis before, within sunrise–sunset.
17/09/2026 (Thu) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 31 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 2 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Shadashiti: Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena), 16 ghatis after, within sunrise–sunset.
17/10/2026 (Sat) Next Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (5 h 50 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 57 min)
  • Sankranti at night before midnight: the Punya Kaal is the same day's afternoon, from midday to sunset.
16/11/2026 (Mon) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (5 h 35 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 52 min)
  • Sankranti at night before midnight: the Punya Kaal is the same day's afternoon, from midday to sunset.
16/12/2026 (Wed) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (5 h 50 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 49 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Shadashiti: Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena), 16 ghatis after, within sunrise–sunset.

Dates in 2027

Sankranti — 2027
DateDefining tithi / momentTime windowsDecision notes
15/01/2027 (Fri) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (11 h 3 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 50 min)
  • Makara Sankranti at night: the Punya Kaal moves to the next day, from sunrise.
13/02/2027 (Sat) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (3 h 8 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 55 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Vishnupadi: Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika, Kumbha), 16 ghatis before, within sunrise–sunset.
15/03/2027 (Mon) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 24 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 0 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Shadashiti: Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena), 16 ghatis after, within sunrise–sunset.
14/04/2027 (Wed) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (7 h 31 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (4 h 11 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Vishuva: Mesha or Tula), 10 ghatis before and after, within sunrise–sunset.
15/05/2027 (Sat) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 25 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 11 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Vishnupadi: Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika, Kumbha), 16 ghatis before, within sunrise–sunset.
15/06/2027 (Tue) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (0 h 15 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (0 h 15 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Shadashiti: Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena), 16 ghatis after, within sunrise–sunset.
17/07/2027 (Sat) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 36 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 12 min)
  • Sankranti at night after midnight: the Punya Kaal is the next morning, from sunrise to midday.
17/08/2027 (Tue) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (6 h 49 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 8 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Vishnupadi: Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika, Kumbha), 16 ghatis before, within sunrise–sunset.
17/09/2027 (Fri) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (4 h 22 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (2 h 2 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Shadashiti: Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena), 16 ghatis after, within sunrise–sunset.
18/10/2027 (Mon) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (5 h 49 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 56 min)
  • Sankranti at night after midnight: the Punya Kaal is the next morning, from sunrise to midday.
17/11/2027 (Wed) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (5 h 35 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 52 min)
  • Sankranti at night after midnight: the Punya Kaal is the next morning, from sunrise to midday.
16/12/2027 (Thu) Exact moment:
  • Punya Kaal to (1 h 16 min)
  • Maha Punya Kaal to (1 h 16 min)
  • Daytime Sankranti (Shadashiti: Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena), 16 ghatis after, within sunrise–sunset.

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