Makar Sankranti 2024: In the year 2024, big festivals will start from Makar Sankranti. 12 Sankranti are celebrated in a year but Makar Sankranti has special significance. On this day the Sun leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn.
Kharmas ends on Makar Sankranti and moves towards the north, hence it is also called Uttarayan. This year, there is confusion among people regarding the date of Makar Sankranti. Let us know when Makar Sankranti will be celebrated in 2024, the exact date, date and Snan-Daan Muhurat.
When is Makar Sankranti 14 or 15 January 2024? (Makar Sankranti 14 or 15 January 2024)
Makar Sankranti will be celebrated in the new year on Monday, January 15, 2024. On this day, the Sun will enter Capricorn at 02:54 am. Makar Sankranti is known by many different names across the country like Uttarayan, Pongal, Makarvilakku, Magh Bihu.
Makar Sankranti 2024 Muhurat
According to the scriptures, bathing and donating in the holy river on Makar Sankranti brings unending virtue.
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- Makar Sankranti Punya Kaal – 06.41 am – 06.22 pm
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- Duration – 11 hours 41 minutes
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- Makar Sankranti Maha Punya Kaal – 06.41 am – 08.38 am
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- Duration – 1 hour 57 minutes
Makar Sankranti Importance
Uttarayan of the Sun is considered the auspicious time of the deity. The doors of heaven open on this day. It is also said in Geeta that one who leaves his body during Uttarayan and Shukla Paksha gets freedom from the bondage of birth and death. This is the reason why father Bhishma waited for Uttarayan to sacrifice his life after being hit by an arrow so that he could attain salvation. Get it. It is said in the scriptures that bathing in the Ganga on the day of Makar Sankranti frees one from the sins of seven births.
Apart from this, by donating sesame seeds, shoes, grains, sesame seeds, jaggery, clothes and blankets on Makar Sankranti, one gets the blessings of Shani and Sun God. Whatever donation you make on this day is directly offered to God. From this day the days start getting longer while the nights start getting shorter.
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