संक्रान्ति 2026Sankranti 2026
The twelve moments of 2026 when the sidereal Sun enters a rashi, in Indian Standard Time.
| Sankranti | Rashi entered | Moment |
|---|---|---|
| Makara Sankranti | Makara (Capricorn) मकर | Wed 14 Jan 2026 15:07 IST |
| Kumbha Sankranti | Kumbha (Aquarius) कुम्भ | Fri 13 Feb 2026 04:08 IST |
| Meena Sankranti | Meena (Pisces) मीन | Sun 15 Mar 2026 01:02 IST |
| Mesha Sankranti | Mesha (Aries) मेष | Tue 14 Apr 2026 09:32 IST |
| Vrishabha Sankranti | Vrishabha (Taurus) वृषभ | Fri 15 May 2026 06:22 IST |
| Mithuna Sankranti | Mithuna (Gemini) मिथुन | Mon 15 Jun 2026 12:53 IST |
| Karka Sankranti | Karka (Cancer) कर्क | Thu 16 Jul 2026 23:39 IST |
| Simha Sankranti | Simha (Leo) सिंह | Mon 17 Aug 2026 07:59 IST |
| Kanya Sankranti | Kanya (Virgo) कन्या | Thu 17 Sep 2026 07:53 IST |
| Tula Sankranti | Tula (Libra) तुला | Sat 17 Oct 2026 19:52 IST |
| Vrischika Sankranti | Vrischika (Scorpio) वृश्चिक | Mon 16 Nov 2026 19:43 IST |
| Dhanu Sankranti | Dhanu (Sagittarius) धनु | Wed 16 Dec 2026 10:25 IST |
How these are found
The Sun's sidereal longitude is its tropical longitude less the Lahiri ayanamsa, as the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris defines it (23.857056° at J2000); a sankranti is the moment it crosses a multiple of 30°, found to the second and printed with the seconds dropped. The longitudes carry no nutation, as Swiss Ephemeris gives sidereal ones; an almanac that adds it can differ by up to about 7 minutes, the time the Sun takes to move nutation's 17 arcseconds. The day a Sankranti is kept (the punya kala) is a tradition's rule and is not decided here.