Karka Sankranti 2026: When will Karka Sankranti be celebrated in July? Know the date, time of virtue and Maha virtue period

Karka Sankranti: In Sanatan Dharma, the festival of Sankranti is considered very special. This festival has been dedicated to Sun God. Sankranti is a festival associated with the transit of Sun God. Whenever Sun God transits from one zodiac sign to another. That is, when their zodiac sign changes, then the festival of Sankranti is celebrated. According to astrology, currently Sun God is transiting in Mercury’s zodiac sign Gemini, when he will go to Cancer zodiac sign then Cancer Sankranti will be celebrated.

Worship of Lord Sun on the day of Cancer Sankranti has special significance. On this day, one must take bath in the holy river and offer Arghya to the Sun God. There is a religious belief that worshiping the Sun on this day brings blessings of health and success. All work is completed with the blessings of Sun God. According to Drik Panchang, this year the festival of Karka Sankranti will be celebrated on 16th July. Let us know the time of its virtuous and great virtuous period.

Time of Sun’s transit in Cancer (Karka Sankranti 2026 Surya Transit Time)

Sun will transit in Cancer on 16th July at 11.44 pm. Karka Sankranti will be celebrated as soon as it enters the Cancer zodiac. Sun God will remain in this zodiac sign for the next one month.

Cancer Sankranti is the time of virtue and great virtue (Karka Sankranti 2026 Punya And Maha Punya Kaal Time)

• According to Drik Panchang, the Punya Kaal will start at 12.27 pm on the day of Karka Sankranti. This auspicious period will last till 07:21 in the evening.
• Maha Punya Kaal will start at 05.03 pm. On this day, this Maha Punya Kaal will last till 07:21 in the evening i.e. till the time of Punya Kaal.

In this way, the time of virtue on the day of Cancer Sankranti06hours53Minutes will last and the time of Maha Punya Kaal will last for 02 hours 18 minutes.

Importance of Cancer Sankranti (Karka Sankranti Significance)

According to the scriptures, on the day of Cancer Sankranti, the Uttarayan period ends and the Dakshinayan period begins. The period of Uttarayan and Dakshinayan lasts for six months each. The period of Dakshinayan starts from Karka Sankranti and continues till Mankar Sankranti. The time of transit of Sun God from Cancer to Sagittarius is considered to be Dakshinayan period.

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