Sankranti — Sun's 12 ingresses

• Makara (Capricorn) Sankrantiमकर

  Makara Sankranti — Pongal, Lohri, Magh Bihu, Uttarayana begins

  Wed, 14 Jan · 3:07 PM IST

  Sun turns northward (Uttarayana). Most sacred sankranti for sun-worship and Ganga snan.

• Kumbha (Aquarius) Sankrantiकुम्भ

  Kumbha Sankranti

  Fri, 13 Feb · 4:08 AM IST

  Collective ideals, innovation, social reform.

• Meena (Pisces) Sankrantiमीन

  Meena Sankranti

  Sun, 15 Mar · 1:02 AM IST

  Devotion, dissolution into the universal, year-ending introspection.

• Mesha (Aries) Sankrantiमेष

  Mesha Sankranti — Vishu, Pohela Boishakh, Vaisakhi

  Tue, 14 Apr · 9:32 AM IST

  Solar new year. Beginning of the agricultural cycle.

• Vrishabha (Taurus) Sankrantiवृषभ

  Vrishabha Sankranti

  Fri, 15 May · 6:22 AM IST

  Settled growth, sustained effort, building.

• Mithuna (Gemini) Sankrantiमिथुन

  Mithuna Sankranti — Raja in Odisha

  Mon, 15 Jun · 12:53 PM IST

  Earth's fertility honoured; learning, exchange, commerce.

• Karka (Cancer) Sankrantiकर्क

  Karka Sankranti — Dakshinayana begins

  Thu, 16 Jul · 11:39 PM IST

  Sun turns southward; introspection period begins.

• Simha (Leo) SankrantiसिंहNext

  Simha Sankranti — Avani Avittam

  Mon, 17 Aug · 7:59 AM IST

  Authority renewal; sacred-thread changing rites.

• Kanya (Virgo) Sankrantiकन्या

  Kanya Sankranti — Vishwakarma Puja

  Thu, 17 Sep · 7:53 AM IST

  Service, craft, harvest preparation.

• Tula (Libra) Sankrantiतुला

  Tula Sankranti — Mesha-equivalent in autumn

  Sat, 17 Oct · 7:52 PM IST

  Equinox energy — balance, relationships.

• Vrishchika (Scorpio) Sankrantiवृश्चिक

  Vrishchika Sankranti

  Mon, 16 Nov · 7:43 PM IST

  Depth, transformation, occult themes intensify.

• Dhanu (Sagittarius) Sankrantiधनु

  Dhanu Sankranti

  Wed, 16 Dec · 10:25 AM IST

  Aspiration, dharma, teaching, pilgrimage.

Times shown in IST. Ingress moments computed in real time from astronomy-engine with Lahiri ayanamsa.