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News India Live, Digital Desk: The year has started and now everyone’s attention is on that festival which is known as Pongal, Uttarayan, Bihu or Khichdi in different corners of the country i.e. ‘Makar Sankranti’. Like every year, this time also there is only one question in the minds of people that when will Khichdi be celebrated this time? Will the old date be 14th January or this time too the charity will be held on 15th January?
Let us explain to you in simple words, according to the calendar and planetary movements, when and how Makar Sankranti will be celebrated in the year 2026.
Sankranti time and date (Makar Sankranti Date 2026)
Makar Sankranti occurs when Sun God leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn. In the year 2026, this ‘Makar Gochar’ of Sun God is happening on the morning of 14th January.
This means that in 2026 Makar Sankranti 14 January Will be celebrated only. When Sankranti arrives early in the morning or during the day, it is considered best to take bath and donate on the same day.
Auspicious time for bathing and charity
‘Punya Kaal’ has great importance for festival worship and donations. According to the scriptures, the few hours around the time of Sankranti are the most fruitful.
- Punya Kaal: It will last from 09:12 am till evening on 14th January.
- Maha Punya Kaal: The 1.5 to 2 hours immediately after the start of Sankranti is the ‘Maha Punya Kaal’. Donation made in this gives hundredfold results.
If you are thinking of taking a bath in holy rivers (like Ganga or Yamuna), the best time is between morning after sunrise and afternoon.
What to donate and why? (Significance of Daan-Snan)
On Makar Sankranti, the names of sesame and jaggery come first. Both Ayurveda and religion say that eating and donating sesame seeds in this winter season is auspicious. Apart from this, donating black lentil khichdi, blanket, ghee and slippers gets the blessings of both Shani Dev and Surya Dev.
It is said that on this day Sun God visits the house of his son Shani Dev, hence this festival is also a symbol of forgetting the bitterness of relationships and filling them with sweetness like sesame and jaggery.
Khichdi and festive mood
It is not just a festival of worship, it is also a festival of dishes. While jaggery and rice khichdi are important in North India, in Gujarat the sky is colored with kites. If you are performing puja at home, then chant Surya mantras on this day and do not forget to offer water to the Sun from a copper pot.
It is our wish that Makar Sankranti 2026 brings new light and happiness in your life. So now make a note in your diary January 14th, Wednesday!
