The day on which the Sun starts moving towards the north.

Makar Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) is one of the major festivals of India. Makar Sankranti (Sankranti) is celebrated in different forms across India and Nepal. This festival is celebrated on the day the Sun enters Capricorn in the month of Pausha. In the present century, this festival falls only on the fourteenth or fifteenth day of the month of January, on this day the Sun leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn.

In Tamil Nadu it is known as a festival called Pongal whereas in Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh it is simply called Sankranti.In some districts of Bihar, this festival is also famous by the name ‘Tila Sankranti’. At some places the festival of Makar Sankranti is also called Uttarayan.

From January 14 onwards, the Sun starts moving towards the north. For this reason this festival is also called ‘Uttarayan’ (Sun moving towards the north).Scientifically, the main reason for this is the bending of the Earth from north to south after a continuous period of 6 months. And this is a natural process.