Dhanu Sankranti 2024 Date and Time: Know Dhanu Sankranti Punya Kala and Maha Punya Kala Timings

Dhanu Sankranti is one of the important festivals in Hindu calendar that festive on the occasion of Sankranti of December month when sun enter into the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. This year it will occur on Sunday, December 15, 2024. In reference to solar transition, a type of Ekadashee or Narakasur Vadha is observed twelve times in a year and is also termed as Sankranti or Sankraman. There is a special reason associated with each Sankranti, and the same goes for Dhanu Sankranti.

Dhanu Sankranti 2024: Date and Time

It is a known fact that planetary positions directly affect people’s lives and around them at large based on folklores regarding Dhanu Sankranti. Here are the predictions for 2024:

1. Favourable for Governments: From it some expect it to provide stability and support to governing bodies.


2. Normal Commodity Costs: Hopes for interest rate remain stable and food prices are expected to show little fluctuations.


3. Challenges Ahead: It may lead to generation of some fear and anxiety amongst the people, as well as conflicts among the nations.


4. Health Concerns: More cases of coughing, cold and other respiratory diseases may be noted.


5. Environmental Worries: Food scarcity might appear in the future because of diseases or imbalance in rainfall.

Dhanu Sankranti has its significance on spiritual as well as astrological front. It is one of the festivals that people need to pray to Surya Dev (the God of the sun) and request from him for good health and wealth. Pilgrims pay their respect by washing in sacred water, praying, and giving donations to charity. These acts are concerned with the understanding that they make the individuals spiritually clean and bless them.

What is Sankranti or Sankraman?

Sankranti means the Sun moving from one Rasi or zodiac sign to another Rasi or zodiac sign. Such a phenomenon happens twelve times within a solar year, and each shift has its meaning. Sankranti has been gotten from the sanskrit mean ‘sankramanam’ which means ‘to move.’ But of all the Sankrantis, the Dhanush Sankranti refers to the sun sign Sagittarius, which stands for spiritual honesty and higher thinking.