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Karka Sankranti 2025

कर्क संक्रांति

The solar transit into Cancer (Karka Rashi), marking the commencement of Dakshinayana — the sun's southward journey. Considered the second most important sankranti after Makar Sankranti for ritual baths and ancestral rites.

Dates in 2025

  • Thu, 17 Jul, 2025 — Sun enters Karka (Cancer), beginning Dakshinayana -- the southward journey. Important transition marking the start of the pitru-yana.

    Karka Sankrantiकर्क संक्रान्ति
    yearly06:11 – 19:18
    sankrantisuryadakshinayana
    Sources (2)
    • Muhurta Chintamani — Sankranti-prakarana (Karka = Dakshinayana definition), verse 3 (Pyarelal Mishra Hindi ed., lines 2291-2318) — 'मकरकर्कटयोः क्रमशः सौम्यं उत्तरायणम् याम्यायनम् दक्षिणायनम् निरुक्तम्'Karka-sankranti officially marks the start of Dakshinayana (southward course / pitru-yana); Makara marks Uttarayana.
    • Narada Purana — Purvabhaga, Sankranti-punyakala-vichara (Karka = Dakshinayana), Karka-sankranti punyakala (Sankshipta ed., lines 14701-14750) — 'कर्ककी संक्रान्तिको दक्षिणायन संक्रम जानना चाहिये। ... पहलेकी तीस घड़ीको पुण्यकाल'Karka Dakshinayana-pravesha — 30 pre-sankranti ghatikas are the punyakala for snana/dana; pitru-yana begins.

Authoritative source

— Dharmasindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu

संक्रान्ति स्नान एवं दान

Sankranti Snana & Dana

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