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Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month)

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The story behind Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month)

Vrishchika Sankranti marks the auspicious solar transit of Surya Dev into the Vrishchika Rashi, officially starting the Margashirsha Hindu solar month. In regional Vedic and Pahari traditions, the first day of the new solar month is celebrated as 'Saji'. This transition concludes the Kartik month and is a sacred day for holy baths (Snana), offering water to the Sun (Surya Arghya), and seasonal charity (Dana).

Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) Puja Vidhi

  1. 1

    Pratah Snana

    Take a sacred purifying bath before sunrise, meditating on holy rivers.

  2. 2

    Surya Arghya

    Offer water from a copper vessel to Surya Dev while facing east and chanting the Gayatri or Surya Mantra.

  3. 3

    Dana (Charity)

    Donate seasonal grains, fruits, clothes, or food to seekers and the needy.

Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) Mantra

ॐ घृणि सूर्याय नमः॥

Meaning

Salutations to the luminous Sun God, the source of light and life.

How to chant

Chant 11 or 108 times during morning prayers while facing the rising Sun.

When is Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month)?

YearDate
2025Sunday, 16 November 2025
2026Monday, 16 November 2026
2027Tuesday, 16 November 2027
2028Thursday, 16 November 2028
2029Friday, 16 November 2029

Dates are computed with the Drik (observational) method from real solar and lunar positions, using sunrise-to-sunrise Tithi assignment for New Delhi.

Does Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) fall on the same date everywhere?

Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) begins at the exact moment the Sun crosses into a new zodiac sign — the same instant everywhere on Earth. Which calendar day it's observed on in a given city depends on local convention relative to that instant (in most places, whether it falls before or after that city's own sunrise), so Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) can land on different dates in different countries even though the underlying moment is the same for everyone.

CityDate
New DelhiMon, 16 November
New YorkMon, November 16
LondonMon 16 November
TorontoMon, November 16
SydneyMon 16 November
DubaiMon, 16 November
SingaporeMon, 16 November

These dates follow the panchang convention computed for each city's own coordinates — they are not a universal verdict. Some temples and communities shift observance to a weekend regardless of the computed date, and published panchang authorities recommend using your own city's panchang rather than a single worldwide date. Confirm with your local temple or community before treating a date as final.

Festivals around Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month)

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Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) FAQs

Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) falls on 16 November 2026, based on Kaala's Drik Panchang calculation for the corresponding Tithi.

Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) is dated according to the lunar Tithi, not the fixed Gregorian calendar, so its Gregorian date shifts from year to year while its position in the lunar calendar stays consistent.

The astronomical event Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) marks happens at the same instant everywhere in the world, but which calendar day that instant falls on locally depends on each city's own timing — so cities in different countries can observe Vrishchika Sankranti / Saji (Start of Margashirsha Solar Month) a day apart.