The festival of Makar Sankranti (Makar Sankranti 2025) is celebrated on the day when the Sun leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn, hence it is known as Makar Sankranti. In such a situation, let us know when the festival of Makar Sankranti will be celebrated in the coming year i.e. 2025 and what is its importance in Hinduism.

Auspicious time of Makar Sankranti (Makar Sankranti Date and Time)

In the year 2025, Makar Sankranti will be celebrated on Tuesday, 14 January. The auspicious time for this day is going to be as follows -

• Makar Sankranti Punya Kaal - from 07:33 am to 06:56 pm
• Makar Sankranti Maha Punya Kaal - from 07:33 am to 09:45 am
• Moment of Makar Sankranti - till 07:33 in the morning
• Sankranti Karana - Balva
• Solstice constellation - Punarvasu

Why is Makar Sankranti so special?

According to Hindu beliefs, the entry of the Sun into Capricorn is considered very auspicious. From the day of Makar Sankranti, the Sun becomes Uttarayan and in the scriptures, the time of Uttarayan is called the day of the gods. This day is considered a very auspicious date for charity, holy bath, chanting, penance and Shraddha Karma. Also, Kharmas ends on Makar Sankranti, after which auspicious and auspicious works like marriage start again.

Definitely do this work

On the day of Makar Sankranti, first of all take a bath in the Ganges or any other holy river at an auspicious time. After this, you can donate shoes, food, sesame, jaggery, warm clothes, blankets etc. to the needy and poor people. By doing this, the seeker gets the blessings of Lord Sun as well as Shani Dev. If it is not possible to take a bath in the river, then you can also take a bath at home by adding sesame and Ganga water to the water. By doing these works, the planetary defects of the seeker are removed.