Makara Sankranti 2027 – Date
Makara Sankranti in 2027 falls on Friday 15 January 2027 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST).
Makara Sankranti is the day the Sun enters sidereal Makara (Capricorn) and Uttarayana begins: the biggest harvest festival of the Telugu states, the middle day of the four-day Sankranti with Bhogi before it and Kanuma and Mukkanuma after. Homes are decorated with rangavalli and gobbemmalu, ariselu and other sweets are made, kites are flown and married daughters return to the parental home. It is a solar festival, so its date shifts only slowly (14 or 15 January), but when the ingress falls after sunset in India the festival moves to the next day while cities in the Americas keep the earlier date.
How the date is decided
Sun enters sidereal Makara; ingress in (previous sunset, today's sunset] -> today, after sunset -> tomorrow, in local time (2027: 15 Jan in India, 14 Jan in the US; validated).
Date by city
| Cities | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | Telangana, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Mumbai | Maharashtra, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Delhi | Delhi, India | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Los Angeles | California, USA | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| San Francisco Bay Area | California, USA | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| Chicago | Illinois, USA | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| Dallas | Texas, USA | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| New York | New York, USA | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| Atlanta | Georgia, USA | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| London | United Kingdom | Thursday 14 January 2027 |
| Sydney | Australia | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Friday 15 January 2027 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Friday 15 January 2027 |
Different date in: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, London — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities west of India.
FAQ
When is Makara Sankranti in 2027?
Makara Sankranti 2027 is on Friday 15 January 2027 in India (Hyderabad, IST). In Los Angeles it is on Thursday 14 January 2027.
Which tithi is Makara Sankranti?
Sun enters sidereal Makara; ingress in (previous sunset, today's sunset] -> today, after sunset -> tomorrow, in local time (2027: 15 Jan in India, 14 Jan in the US; validated).
How is the date of Makara Sankranti decided?
Sun enters sidereal Makara; ingress in (previous sunset, today's sunset] -> today, after sunset -> tomorrow, in local time (2027: 15 Jan in India, 14 Jan in the US; validated).
What day of the week is Makara Sankranti 2027?
Friday.
Related
- Margashira Lakshmivaram – Thursday 7 January 2027
- Pushya Masam begins – Friday 8 January 2027
- Bhogi – Thursday 14 January 2027
- Kanuma – Saturday 16 January 2027
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