Dhanu Sankranti 2026

Name: Dhanu Sankranti 2026
Start: 2026-12-17
End: 2026-12-17
Location: India

धनु संक्रांति

Thu, 17 Dec, 2026

The solar transit into Sagittarius (Dhanu Rashi), marking the beginning of the Dhanu Masa — a month considered sacred for Vaishnava practices and early morning prayers before sunrise.

Dates in 2026

Thu, 17 Dec, 2026 — Sun enters Dhanu (Sagittarius). Beginning of Kharmas period when auspicious ceremonies are generally avoided.
Dhanu Sankrantiधनु संक्रान्ति
yearly07:05 – 18:03
sankrantisurya
Sources (2)
- Muhurta Chintamani — Nakshatra-prakaranam (Uttarayana/Dakshinayana sankranti section), verse 3 (ayana-sankranti pravesha)'Makara-Karkayoh kramashah saumyam (Uttarayanam) yamyam' -- Dhanu-sankranti enters Dakshinayana's last solar month before Makara (Uttarayana). The 'Kharmas' (mala-masa-like) vyavahara-niṣedha tradition follows directly from this.
- Narada Purana — Uttarardha, Sankranti-punyakala prakaranam, dvi-svabhava (Mithuna/Kanya/Dhanu/Meena) 16-ghadi sectionDhanu-sankranti = Ṣaḍashiti-mukhi sankranti (dvi-svabhava rashi); merit 86,000-fold per Padma Purana cross-reference cited in this section.

Authoritative source

— Dharmasindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu

धनु संक्रान्ति व्रत

Dhanu Sankranti Vrata

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