Solar festival · 2026
Makar Sankranti 2026 — date across the world
मकर संक्रांति
India · Wednesday14 January 2026
Makar Sankranti marks the Sun's transit into Capricorn (Makara) and the start of its northward journey. It is one of the few Hindu festivals fixed to the solar calendar, and is celebrated regionally as Pongal, Uttarayan, Maghi and Bihu.
| City | Country | Date | Weekday | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Ahmedabad | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Amritsar | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Ayodhya | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Bengaluru | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Bhopal | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Chandigarh | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Chennai | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Coimbatore | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Dwarka | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Gurugram | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Guwahati | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Haridwar | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Hyderabad | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Indore | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Jaipur | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kanpur | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kochi | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kolkata | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Lucknow | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Madurai | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Mathura | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Mumbai | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Nagpur | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Nashik | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Noida | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Patna | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Prayagraj | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Pune | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Puri | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Rameswaram | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Rishikesh | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Shirdi | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Surat | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Tirupati | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Ujjain | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Vadodara | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Varanasi | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Vijayawada | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Visakhapatnam | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Vrindavan | India | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Atlanta | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Austin | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Bellevue | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Boston | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Brampton | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Calgary | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Cary | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Charlotte | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Chicago | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Columbus | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Dallas | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Denver | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Detroit | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Edison | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Edmonton | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Fremont | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Honolulu | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Houston | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Irvine | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Jersey City | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kansas City | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Las Vegas | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Los Angeles | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Miami | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Minneapolis | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Mississauga | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Montreal | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Nashville | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| New York | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Orlando | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Ottawa | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Philadelphia | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Phoenix | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Pittsburgh | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Portland | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Raleigh | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Sacramento | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| San Diego | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| San Francisco | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| San Jose | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Seattle | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| St. Louis | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Surrey | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Tampa | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Toronto | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Troy | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Vancouver | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Washington | USA | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Winnipeg | Canada | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Barcelona | Spain | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Berlin | Germany | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Birmingham | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Bradford | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Brussels | Belgium | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Coventry | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Dublin | Ireland | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Frankfurt | Germany | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Geneva | Switzerland | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Hamburg | Germany | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Harrow | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Leeds | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Leicester | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Lisbon | Portugal | Wednesday | Verified | |
| London | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Madrid | Spain | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Milan | Italy | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Munich | Germany | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Nottingham | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Oslo | Norway | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Paris | France | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Rome | Italy | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Slough | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Wednesday | Verified | |
| The Hague | Netherlands | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Vienna | Austria | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Zurich | Switzerland | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Ajman | United Arab Emirates | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Al Ain | United Arab Emirates | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Dammam | Saudi Arabia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Doha | Qatar | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kuwait City | Kuwait | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Manama | Bahrain | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Muscat | Oman | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Cape Town | South Africa | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Durban | South Africa | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Harare | Zimbabwe | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kampala | Uganda | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Lusaka | Zambia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Mombasa | Kenya | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Nairobi | Kenya | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Port Louis | Mauritius | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Pretoria | South Africa | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Bangkok | Thailand | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Denpasar | Indonesia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| George Town | Malaysia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Hong Kong | China | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Ipoh | Malaysia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Jaffna | Sri Lanka | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Johor Bahru | Malaysia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kandy | Sri Lanka | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kathmandu | Nepal | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Klang | Malaysia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Singapore | Singapore | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Adelaide | Australia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Auckland | New Zealand | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Brisbane | Australia | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Canberra | Australia | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Christchurch | New Zealand | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Darwin | Australia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Gold Coast | Australia | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Melbourne | Australia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Nadi | Fiji | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Perth | Australia | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Suva | Fiji | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Sydney | Australia | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Wellington | New Zealand | ✦ | Thursday | Verified |
| Chaguanas | Trinidad and Tobago | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Georgetown | Guyana | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Paramaribo | Suriname | Wednesday | Verified | |
| Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Wednesday | Verified | |
| San Fernando | Trinidad and Tobago | Wednesday | Verified |
✦ marks a city whose observed date differs from India because of its timezone.
Frequently asked
When is Makar Sankranti 2026?
In India (New Delhi), Makar Sankranti 2026 is Wednesday, 14 January 2026. In the diaspora the date can shift by a day depending on timezone — the table lists each city.
Does Makar Sankranti fall on the same day everywhere?
Not always. Because tithis are tied to the moon, not to midnight, Makar Sankranti can land on a different calendar day outside India. Each city's date is computed separately.
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