 Generally makar sankranti falls on 14 January, and is called Makar Sankranti or other names in the Indian subcontinent.Maghe Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in Madhesh and Tharuhat of Nepal.The movement of the sun from one zodiac sign into another is called Sankranti and as the Sun moves into the Capricorn zodiacal sign known as Makara, this occasion is named as Makara Sankranti in the Pahari context.