Today Jan 15th, the Makara Sankranti is commemorated all over India, but no many people are aware of the astronomic and astrological importance of this date. As a matter of fact, Makara Sankranti, like no other commemoration in India, is ruled by the Sun calendar, so the dates are fixed, which is the opposite for commemorations that follows the Moon calendar, where dates are always mutable. Moreover, for those emancipated yogis, who are ready for a transition to higher sphere of consciousness, this auspicious moment is highly venerated, for it is believed that this actual time is when the gates for the stairway to heaven are broad opened for the few successful transcendentalists.
"Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the Sun's journey to the Northern Hemisphere (Makara raasi ), signifying the onset of Uttarayana Punyakalam. A day of celebration all over the country, it day begins with people taking holy dips in the water and worshipping the Sun. Customarily, this period is considered as an auspicious time - Bhishma of Mahabharata chose to die during this period. Bhishma fell to the arrows of Arjun, with the boon to choose the time of his death; he waited on a bed of arrows to depart from this world during this period. It is believed that those who die in this period have no rebirth."
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