Pongal 2025 falls on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 in Vadodara. The festival runs Jan 14, 2025 – Jan 16, 2025. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset 6:12 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Thai Pongal · Pongal Pandigai · Bhogi · Mattu Pongal · Kaanum Pongal
Vadodara timings
Date
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Tuesday
Duration
3 days
Jan 14, 2025 – Jan 16, 2025
Sunrise
7:20 AM
Sunset
6:12 PM
Moonrise
6:42 PM
Moonset
7:41 AM
Shubh muhurat in Vadodara
Abhijit Muhurat12:24 PM – 1:08 PM
Rahu Kaal — avoid3:29 PM – 4:50 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.
Pongal is the four-day Tamil harvest festival that opens Thai, the month tradition holds to be the most auspicious of the year — *Thai pirandhal vazhi pirakkum*, when Thai is born a way will open. Thai Pongal is the same solar moment as Makar Sankranti, the Sun’s entry into Makara, so it holds to 14 or 15 January while the lunar festivals roam across weeks.
How it is observed
The eve is Bhogi, when old things are burnt and the house is cleared out. On Thai Pongal itself rice is boiled with the new jaggery in a clay pot until it rises and spills over the rim — the moment the household calls out *Pongalo Pongal*. Mattu Pongal thanks the cattle that did the ploughing, and Kaanum Pongal is spent visiting family.
Pongal 2025 in Vadodara is on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
How many days does Pongal 2025 last?
Pongal 2025 runs for 3 days, from Jan 14, 2025 – Jan 16, 2025.
Is Pongal 2025 on the same day in Vadodara as in India?
Yes. Pongal falls on Jan 14, 2025 in both Vadodara and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
What else is Pongal called?
Pongal is also known as Thai Pongal, Pongal Pandigai, Bhogi, Mattu Pongal, Kaanum Pongal. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.