Sankranti 2023
A Sankranti is the moment when the Sun transits from one sidereal Rashi into the next. There are 12 Sankrantis in a year.
Makara Sankranti
Sun Enters Makara
Saturday, January 14, 2023
08:45 PM
Uttarayan begins — harvest festival across India
Kumbha Sankranti
Sun Enters Kumbha
Monday, February 13, 2023
09:45 AM
Meena Sankranti
Sun Enters Meena
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
06:34 AM
Mesha Sankranti
Sun Enters Mesha
Friday, April 14, 2023
02:59 PM
Solar New Year — Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu
Vrishabha Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishabha
Monday, May 15, 2023
11:45 AM
Mithuna Sankranti
Sun Enters Mithuna
Thursday, June 15, 2023
06:16 PM
Karka Sankranti
Sun Enters Karka
Sunday, July 16, 2023
05:07 AM
Dakshinayan begins — start of southern solstice
Simha Sankranti
Sun Enters Simha
Thursday, August 17, 2023
01:33 PM
Kanya Sankranti
Sun Enters Kanya
Sunday, September 17, 2023
01:30 PM
Tula Sankranti
Sun Enters Tula
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
01:30 AM
Libra ingress — Kanyagata Shraddha concludes
Vrishchika Sankranti
Sun Enters Vrishchika
Thursday, November 16, 2023
01:18 AM
Dhanu Sankranti
Sun Enters Dhanu
Saturday, December 16, 2023
03:58 PM
