Makar Sankranti 2029 falls on Sunday, January 14, 2029 in Bikaner. Sunrise is 7:30 AM and sunset 6:01 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Sankranti · Uttarayan · Maghi · Magh Bihu
Bikaner timings
Date
Sunday, January 14, 2029
Sunday
Sunrise
7:30 AM
Sunset
6:01 PM
Moonrise
7:04 AM
Moonset
5:46 PM
Shubh muhurat in Bikaner
Abhijit Muhurat12:24 PM – 1:06 PM
Rahu Kaal — avoid4:42 PM – 6:01 PM
The tradition names no separate muhurat for this festival — it is observed through the day. Abhijit is the day’s generally auspicious window and Rahu Kaal the one to avoid.
Makar Sankranti marks the Sun’s entry into Makara (Capricorn) and the start of Uttarayana, its six-month northward journey. It is one of the few Hindu festivals fixed to the solar calendar rather than the Moon, which is why it stays within a day of 14 January every year while the lunar festivals roam across weeks.
How it is observed
The day is kept as a harvest thanksgiving under many names — Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat, Magh Bihu in Assam, Maghi in Punjab — with sesame and jaggery sweets, ritual bathing in rivers, and kite-flying.