All twelve saṅkrāntis of 2026, the Sun’s entry into each sign: the moment of the ingress, the puṇyakāla and the day for the bath and gifts in your city.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Delhi, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Mumbai, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Kolkata, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Chennai, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Bengaluru, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Hyderabad, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Ahmedabad, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Pune, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Jaipur, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Lucknow, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Tula Sankranti
Tula Sankranti is today. In London, the Sun enters Tula at 15:21 on Saturday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 15 ghaṭīs either side of it.
Tula Sankranti
Tula Sankranti is today. In New York City, the Sun enters Tula at 10:21 on Saturday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 15 ghaṭīs either side of it.
Tula Sankranti
Tula Sankranti is today. In Toronto, the Sun enters Tula at 10:21 on Saturday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 15 ghaṭīs either side of it.
Tula Sankranti
Tula Sankranti is today. In Sydney, the Sun enters Tula at 01:21, in the second half of the night of Saturday to Sunday, so the bath and gifts fall on Sunday, from sunrise to midday, its first five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Dubai, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 18:13, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Vrishchik Sankranti
Vrishchik Sankranti is in 29 days. In Singapore, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 22:13, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
In date order. Each gives the moment the Sun enters the sign, the day for the bath and gifts, and the puṇyakāla, the window the Dharmasindhu gives for its class, kept to daylight by our reading. Dharmasindhu pp. 2–3 Each gift is Viśvāmitra’s, as Hemādri gives it. NS pp. 6–7; DS p. 2 The texts also count the tropical ingress; each row gives it as a note, and it never sets the date. NS pp. 7–8; DS p. 2
The Sun enters Makara (Capricorn). The gift: firewood and fire.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Makara at 15:07 on Wednesday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 40 ghaṭīs after it.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Sun 21 Dec 2025, 20:33.
The Sun enters Kumbha (Aquarius). The gift: a cow, water and grass.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Kumbha at 04:08, in the second half of the night of Thursday to Friday, so the bath and gifts fall on Friday, from sunrise to midday, its first five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Tue 20 Jan, 07:14.
The Sun enters Meena (Pisces). The gift: land and garlands.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Meena at 01:03, in the second half of the night of Saturday to Sunday, so the bath and gifts fall on Sunday, from sunrise to midday, its first five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Wed 18 Feb, 21:21.
The Sun enters Mesha (Aries). The gift: a ram.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Mesha at 09:32 on Tuesday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 15 ghaṭīs either side of it.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Fri 20 Mar, 20:15.
The Sun enters Vrishabha (Taurus). The gift: cows.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Vrishabha at 06:22 on Friday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 16 ghaṭīs before it.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Mon 20 Apr, 07:09.
The Sun enters Mithuna (Gemini). The gift: clothes, food and drink.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Mithuna at 12:53 on Monday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 16 ghaṭīs after it.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Thu 21 May, 06:06.
The Sun enters Karka (Cancer). The gift: a ghee-cow (ghṛta-dhenu).
In Delhi, the Sun enters Karka at 23:39, in the night of Thursday to Friday, and a night Karka ingress goes to the previous day, so the bath and gifts fall on Thursday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Other usages: Hemādri splits a night ingress at midnight, as for the other ten, which gives the same day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 161
Tropical ingress, a note only: Sun 21 Jun, 13:54.
The Sun enters Simha (Leo). The gift: an umbrella, with gold.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Simha at 07:58 on Monday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 16 ghaṭīs before it.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Thu 23 Jul, 00:43.
The Sun enters Kanya (Virgo). The gift: clothes and a house.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Kanya at 07:52 on Thursday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 16 ghaṭīs after it.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Sun 23 Aug, 07:48.
The Sun enters Tula (Libra). The gift: sesame and milk products.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Tula at 19:51, in the first half of the night of Saturday to Sunday, so the bath and gifts fall on Saturday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Wed 23 Sep, 05:35.
The Sun enters Vrishchika (Scorpio). The gift: a lamp.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Vrishchika at 19:43, in the first half of the night of Monday to Tuesday, so the bath and gifts fall on Monday, from midday to sunset, its last five nāḍīs the most meritorious.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Fri 23 Oct, 15:07.
The Sun enters Dhanu (Sagittarius). The gift: clothes and a vehicle.
In Delhi, the Sun enters Dhanu at 10:25 on Wednesday, in daylight, so the bath and gifts fall that day, in the daylight of the 16 ghaṭīs after it.
Tropical ingress, a note only: Sun 22 Nov, 12:53.
The Dharmasindhu ranks the four classes, each more meritorious than the one before: the viṣṇupada saṅkrāntis (Vṛṣabha, Siṃha, Vṛścika and Kumbha), the ṣaḍaśīti (Mithuna, Kanyā, Dhanus and Mīna), the two viṣuvas (Meṣa and Tulā) and the two ayanas (Makara and Karka). The Nirṇaya-sindhu gives the same. The two ayanas weigh most, then the two viṣuvas. Dharmasindhu p. 3; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 8
At these four, a fast is given before the bath, of three nights or of one day and night, though not for a householder with a son. The śrāddha, without piṇḍas, is obligatory at the two ayanas. NS pp. 7–8; DS p. 2
In 2026 these four are Makar Sankranti, Mesh Sankranti, Kark Sankranti and Tula Sankranti.
From the Dharmasindhu and the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
A saṅkrānti is the Sun’s entry into a sign of the zodiac, which it makes twelve times a year. The texts set a puṇyakāla around each one for the bath, the gifts and the śrāddha, and the day that holds it is the day of the bath and gifts. This site counts the sidereal ingress, by the Lahiri ayanamsa. Dharmasindhu pp. 2–3
Twelve, one for each sign, about a month apart. In 2026 the first is Makar Sankranti, on Wednesday, 14 January in Delhi, and the last is Dhanu Sankranti, on Wednesday, 16 December. The Dharmasindhu sorts them into four classes: four viṣṇupada, four ṣaḍaśīti, two viṣuva and two ayana saṅkrāntis. Dharmasindhu p. 3
The puṇyakāla is the time for the bath, the gifts and the śrāddha at a saṅkrānti, and its length depends on the sign: 15 ghaṭīs either side of the ingress for Meṣa and Tulā (the Nirṇaya-sindhu gives 10), 16 before it for Vṛṣabha, Siṃha, Vṛścika and Kumbha, 16 after it for Mithuna, Kanyā, Dhanus and Mīna, 30 before it for Karka and 40 after it for Makara. A ghaṭī is 24 minutes, and only the part in daylight counts, by our reading. The texts do not use the term mahā-puṇyakāla. Dharmasindhu pp. 2–3
The two ayanas: Makara, which begins the Sun’s northward course, and Karka, which begins its southward one. The two viṣuvas, Meṣa and Tulā, come next. The Dharmasindhu ranks the four classes, each more meritorious than the one before: viṣṇupada, ṣaḍaśīti, viṣuva and ayana. The śrāddha is obligatory at the two ayanas. Dharmasindhu pp. 2–3; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 8
The Sun enters a sign at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise, sunset and midnight come at different hours in each city. An ingress in daylight in one city can fall at night in another, and one before midnight in one city can come after it in another, which moves the bath and gifts to another day. Dharmasindhu p. 2
Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for the ingress · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method
