Makar Sankranti 2027: The Sun Enters Capricorn on 14 January 2027
The Sun enters Capricorn on 14 January 2027, and that moment is Makar Sankranti. When it falls after sunset, the festival and its punya kala, the hours of merit for bathing and charity, are kept on the following day, which is why the date in your calendar can differ by a day from the one above.
Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of Uttarayana, the Sun's northern course, the half of the year the texts call the day of the gods. It also ends Kharmas, so weddings, griha pravesh and other auspicious beginnings resume. Til and jaggery are eaten and given away, because sesame is linked with Saturn, the lord of Capricorn, and sweetness with goodwill. Bhishma, the Mahabharata says, waited on his bed of arrows for Uttarayana before he gave up his body.
One sunrise, many names. The same entry of the Sun into Capricorn is kept in very different ways across the country.
How India Celebrates Makar Sankranti | ||
|---|---|---|
| Region | Name of the Festival | How It Is Kept |
| Punjab and Haryana | Lohri (the evening before) | Bonfires, popcorn and rewri thrown into the fire, folk songs |
| Tamil Nadu | Pongal | New rice boiled in milk until it overflows, four days of thanks to the Sun and the cattle |
| Gujarat and Rajasthan | Uttarayan | Kite flying from every rooftop, undhiyu and chikki |
| Uttar Pradesh and Bihar | Khichdi | A holy dip, khichdi and til laddoo, gifts to Brahmins and the poor |
| Maharashtra | Makar Sankrant | Til-gul shared with the words: eat sweet, speak sweet |
| Karnataka | Sankranti | Ellu bella, a mix of sesame, jaggery and coconut, shared with neighbours |
| Assam | Magh Bihu | Feasts, community bonfires (meji) and traditional sports |
| West Bengal | Poush Sankranti | Pithe sweets and the pilgrimage to Gangasagar |
What the Sun in Capricorn Means for Your Moon Sign in 2027
Aries, Leo, Scorpio and Pisces Moon signs gain from this month; the rest need some care.
Aries Moon Sign: Quiet Work From Last Year Finally Gets Credit
Work you did quietly over the past year finally gets credit. The Sun reaches your 10th house, the best place for it in matters of career, and in Saturn's sign it rewards the person who stayed late and kept the files in order rather than the one who talked loudest.
Government work, official approvals and appointments move forward. The month suits a bid for promotion or a new post, provided you can show results on paper. Seniors are demanding, so meet them with facts, not with temper.
Time It Well: Ask for the promotion or apply for the post in the first two weeks of the month.
Taurus Moon Sign: Red Tape Slows the Plans You Care About
Rules and red tape slow down the plans you care about most: the visa, the admission, the approval from a father or a guru. Capricorn is an earth sign like yours, so the month is not hostile, but the Sun in your 9th house turns fortune and the favour of elders strict and conditional.
Long journeys and pilgrimages are better planned now and taken later. Keep every document in order and every elder on your side; patience is rewarded once the Sun moves into Aquarius.
Gemini Moon Sign: Slow Fatigue and Tangled Paperwork Need Care
Fatigue builds slowly this month, the kind that a weekend off does not cure. Joints, teeth and bones complain in the cold, and an old health matter can return. In Saturn's sign the Sun in your 8th house works through delay rather than shock.
Tax refunds, insurance claims and inheritance matters crawl. In-laws may lean on you. Keep the routine regular, the body warm and the papers complete, and leave risky decisions for after the Sun leaves Capricorn.
Guard Against: Overwork, the cold, and signing anything that ties your money to someone else's.
Cancer Moon Sign: Your Partner Turns Serious and Distant
Your partner seems colder and more serious than usual, and it is not about you. Capricorn sits opposite your Moon, and the Sun there loads the spouse or a business partner with duties, deadlines or a worry they are not ready to share.
Demands for attention will be met with silence; offers of help will not. Contracts made now tend to be one-sided, and travel with the partner is tiring. Patience at home this month buys a great deal of warmth later.
Try This: Help your partner with whatever is weighing on them before you ask for anything.
Leo Moon Sign: Hard, Plain Work Beats Every Rival
Hard, unglamorous work is exactly what wins you this month. Your ruler sits in the sign of its rival Saturn, but it is in your 6th house, the house where the Sun fights best, so persistence brings down an opponent, settles a complaint or clears a debt.
Health improves when you keep regular hours, and a superior notices the extra effort. Do the boring tasks first; they carry the reward.
Make It Count: Clear the backlog at work and settle one old dispute before the month ends.
Virgo Moon Sign: Pride and Speculation Make a Poor Pair
Speculation and pride make a poor pair this month. With the Sun in your 5th house, it is easy to back a decision because you made it rather than because it is sound, and a share tip or a quick deal can cost more than it brings.
Children's studies need firm, patient help, and a superior may be hard to impress. The earthy discipline of Capricorn does favour serious study, so a course or an exam taken seriously now goes well.
Hold Off On: Share trading and quick investments; put the money into learning instead.
Libra Moon Sign: Old Repairs at Home Can No Longer Wait
The house needs repairs you have postponed for too long: the roof, the plumbing, an old wall. The Sun in your 4th house, in Saturn's sign, brings ageing structures and old family matters to the surface together, and the mind finds little rest at home.
A mother or elder may need care for the joints or a chronic complaint. Kharmas is over and many families resume griha pravesh and property deals now, but for you it is wiser to repair and document than to buy or sell this month.
Practical Step: Get the repairs done and the property papers checked, and leave purchases for later.
Scorpio Moon Sign: Persistence Pays Off in Short, Steady Gains
Persistence beats talent this month, and you have plenty of it. The Sun moves into your 3rd house, where it gives the nerve to push and the stamina to keep pushing, and Capricorn rewards the follow-up call, the second proposal and the trip made in person.
Brothers, sisters and colleagues help, and a competitor gives up. Sales, writing and negotiations go well. Choose one target and keep at it until the Sun moves on.
Sagittarius Moon Sign: The Bills From Your Own Month Arrive
Your own month is over, and the bills from it are arriving. The Sun has moved into your 2nd house, the house of savings and family, and in Saturn's sign it makes money leave through dues, duties and long-delayed payments.
At home, words come out harder than intended, and an elder may hold it against you. Eyes and teeth need attention. Keep conversations short and accounts exact until the Sun enters Aquarius.
Money Rule: Pay what you owe before you buy anything new.
Capricorn Moon Sign: Authority and Your Body Both Ask Too Much
Authority figures and your own body both demand more than you can comfortably give. The Sun passes over your Moon sign, a sign it does not like, and the father, the boss or an official seems determined to test you.
Energy runs low, the joints and bones feel the cold, and travel is forced on you. You are respected for your discipline, so let that speak; a quarrel with authority now costs more than it could win.
Take Care: Sleep early, keep warm and avoid confronting your boss or your father this month.
Aquarius Moon Sign: Hospitals, Relatives and Journeys Take Money
Hospitals, distant relatives and long journeys take money and sleep this month. Because the Sun is in your 12th house, the month before your own sign, obligations you cannot refuse come in from far away.
It is a month for closing chapters rather than opening them. Pay the old dues, keep a reserve, and give time to prayer, charity or a retreat. Your energy returns when the Sun crosses into Aquarius.
Pisces Moon Sign: Patient Investments Start Paying Back
Patient investments start paying back, and an older contact puts in a good word for you. The Sun crosses your 11th house, its best house for gains, and in Saturn's sign the rewards are slow-built and solid rather than sudden.
Income rises, a pending payment comes through, and an organisation or a senior colleague backs your plan. Health is good. Use the goodwill to secure something lasting.
Collect Now: Follow up every payment and favour that is due to you before the Sun leaves Capricorn.
The Father in the Son's House: Why the Sun Struggles in Capricorn
Capricorn belongs to Saturn, the Sun's son in the Puranas and its fiercest rival in astrology. In Saturn's house the king has to work by the servant's rules: recognition comes only after effort, authority is earned rather than given, and pride gets nowhere.
That makes the Sun in Capricorn a hard but honest month. It rewards discipline, structure, government service and long-term planning, and it punishes shortcuts. Fathers and children, bosses and staff, often find themselves at odds, and the wiser of the two gives way.
Uttara Ashadha, Shravana and Dhanishta in the Capricorn Month
The month opens in the Sun's own nakshatra, Uttara Ashadha, which keeps it strong for the first ten days in spite of the enemy sign; that is the stretch of Sankranti and its festivals. Shravana, ruled by the Moon and named for listening, takes up the middle of the month and favours learning, counsel and quiet devotion. The Sun leaves Capricorn in the first half of Dhanishta, the Mars-ruled nakshatra of rhythm and wealth, when ambition picks up again. The dates table at the top gives each stretch for your city.
The Sun in Capricorn in My Own Chart
My Moon is in Virgo, so Capricorn is my 5th house. The 5th house holds judgement and investments, and I have learnt to distrust my own certainty in this month. I make no financial bets between Makar Sankranti and the Sun's entry into Aquarius. What does work is study: some of the subjects I learnt best, I began in these four weeks.
