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Simha Sankrantiसिंह संक्रान्तिin 23 days
Tue · 18 Aug 2026Sun enters Simha (Leo). Sacred bath and surya puja prescribed.
Kanya Sankrantiकन्या संक्रान्तिin 54 days
Fri · 18 Sept 2026Sun enters Kanya (Virgo), beginning the Pitru Paksha period. Extremely important for pitru tarpana and shraddha. Dana of food and dakshina to Brahmins is highly meritorious.
Sankranti Ravi Saptamiसंक्रान्ति रवि सप्तमीin 84 days
Sun · 18 Oct 2026Sankranti falling on Sunday Shukla Saptami. Triple Surya alignment creates a once-in-a-decade+ window for supreme Surya sadhana. Rudrayamala prescribes 1008 Surya Gayatri on this day for burning lifetimes of karma.
Vrishchika Sankrantiवृश्चिक संक्रान्तिin 114 days
Tue · 17 Nov 2026Sun enters Vrishchika (Scorpio). Snana and dana prescribed.