Makar Sankranti 2027: Bhogi, Sankranti and Kinkrant Dates

Makar Sankranti in 2027 is on Friday, 15 January. The calendar puts the sun's entry into Makar rashi at 9:10 pm on Thursday, 14 January. Because that moment comes after sunset, the punya kaal (the window for snan and daan) runs on the next day, so the festival is kept on the 15th.

The three days

On Bhogi, the day before Sankranti, homes cook bhogichi bhaji, a mixed vegetable dish with sesame, eaten with bajra bhakri. Sankranti itself is the day of til-gul. People hand out sesame and jaggery sweets with the words "til-gul ghya, god god bola". Women hold haldi-kunku gatherings and give small gifts called vaan, a custom that goes on for days after the festival. Kinkrant on the 16th is treated as a karidin, a day when new work is usually avoided.

Other dates around Sankranti

15 January is also Army Day in India, and the calendar notes it on the same date. Panchak runs from the night of 10 January to 11:50 pm on 15 January. Putrada Ekadashi is on 18 January for Smarta followers and 19 January for Bhagwat followers.

See the January 2027 Marathi calendar for every day of the month with tithi, nakshatra and Rahu kaal.