Happy Makar Sankrant [What is Makar Sankranti?]

[Sudhir-Architect]

Makar Sankrant on 14 January 2014 (Pousha Shukla Chaturdashi)

Almost all Hindu festivals are dependent on the position of the moon; however, Makar Sankrāntī is based on the position of the sun. The sun enters the zodiac sign of Makar (Capricorn) on the day of Makar Sankranti. All the tithis (dates) of Hindu Dharma’s festivals vary every year; however, Makar Sankranti falls mostly on 14 January (occasionally on 13^th or 15^th January). Every eighty years, the difference created due to the revolution of the earth around the sun is made up by pushing ahead Makar Sankranti by a day. Read More >>

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Sudhir Srinivasan
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