Sankranti (solar ingress) dates, 2026

A sankranti is the moment the Sun moves into a new sidereal zodiac sign (rashi). There are twelve each year; the best known is Makar Sankranti, the Sun's entry into Capricorn in mid-January, celebrated as Pongal, Lohri and Uttarayan.

Sankranti dates are solar, so unlike tithis they move very little from year to year. The exact instant depends on the ayanamsa used; this calendar uses a Lahiri-style value, so a published panchanga may differ by a few minutes.

How the date is decided here: the local date and time of the computed sidereal ingress.

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Indian dates (2026, Ujjain reference)

• Wed, Jan 14 — Sun enters Makara (Capricorn)
• Fri, Feb 13 — Sun enters Kumbha (Aquarius)
• Sun, Mar 15 — Sun enters Meena (Pisces)
• Tue, Apr 14 — Sun enters Mesha (Aries)
• Fri, May 15 — Sun enters Vrishabha (Taurus)
• Mon, Jun 15 — Sun enters Mithuna (Gemini)
• Thu, Jul 16 — Sun enters Karka (Cancer)
• Mon, Aug 17 — Sun enters Simha (Leo)
• Thu, Sep 17 — Sun enters Kanya (Virgo)
• Sat, Oct 17 — Sun enters Tula (Libra)
• Mon, Nov 16 — Sun enters Vrishchika (Scorpio)
• Wed, Dec 16 — Sun enters Dhanu (Sagittarius)