Calendar · 2026
Sankranti dates 2026
The twelve Sankrantis of 2026: the day and the moment the Sun enters each sidereal sign, for Chandigarh.
Sankranti dates 2026
How the day is chosen
A Sankranti is the moment the Sun enters a sidereal sign (Lahiri ayanamsa). The day is the civil day of that moment at the place. Makar Sankranti has its own page with the punya kaal; the other eleven mark the solar months.
Dates are for the chosen city. A tithi that starts or ends within minutes of sunrise can put a date a day apart between two cities; the start and end times are given for that reason. These dates are for guidance, and nothing here is a remedy.
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Questions people ask
Are these dates for my city?
They are calculated for the city in the picker, Chandigarh until you choose another. Choose yours and the list is recalculated for its sunrise and its time zone; a tithi that starts or ends near sunrise can move a date by a day between two cities.
What do the times in each row mean?
The moment the tithi begins and the moment it ends, in the city’s own time. A day in brackets, such as “(2 Jan)”, marks a time that falls on the day before or after the date in the row.
Why does a date differ from my printed calendar?
The calendar was made for another city and the tithi started or ended close to sunrise there; it follows the other tradition; or it uses another ayanamsa or method. The tithi times on this page show which it is.
Why does the moment differ by a few minutes from another panchang?
The sidereal ingress depends on the ayanamsa to the arcsecond, and two Lahiri models can differ by a few seconds of arc, which is a few minutes of time; the day is the same. The day is what the observances follow; Makar Sankranti’s page gives the punya kaal for your city.
Every position on this page is calculated sidereal with the Lahiri ayanamsa from the astronomy-engine library (MIT licence). The classical texts describe tendencies; this page is for guidance and reflection, not a verdict, and no outcome is promised. How we calculate. This is the English page and the legal reference. The same page is available in Hindi. Checked October 2026.