Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri fall in mid-January
Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri fall in mid-January
The sankranti moment is 9:14 pm on 14 January 2027 in New Delhi, after sunset, so the day kept is 15 January. Lohri is the night of the 14th. Pongal runs through the 17th.
Why the 15th, if the sun changes sign on the 14th?
A Delhi panchang puts the Makar Sankranti moment at 9:14 pm on 14 January 2027. After sunset, the bathing and the meal move to Friday 15 January. Thai Pongal is that Friday. Bhogi is the 14th, Mattu Pongal the 16th, Kaanum Pongal the 17th. Lohri is the Punjabi bonfire on the night of the 14th. Kites, tilgul and the pot of new rice are regional forms of one solar gate.
Tropical Capricorn began at the solstice on 21 December. This January date is the sidereal calendar. The collection is for a named kitchen. Laba is also 15 January, and it is a lunar congee, not this sun.
