1st Thai

Tithi:  Dvadasi 43.36

Nakshatram:  Rohini 39.00

Srardham Tithi:  Dvadasi

makara ravi 28.21

Conclusion of Dhanurmasam Aradhanam, Thiruppavai Satrumurai, Uttarayana Punyakalam, Makara Sankranti, Pongal Festival. The auspicious time for Pongal panai is between 7 AM – 8 AM.

Sankalpam for Tharpanam:

plava nāma samvatsare, utttarāyiṇe, hemanta ṛtau, makara māse, śukla pakṣe, dvādaśyām puṇya tithau, bhṛgu vāsara yuktāyām, rohiṇi nakṣatra yuktāyām, brāhmya (śubhra yoga till 22.53) yoga, bālava karaṇa (bhava karaṇa till 11), uttarāyaṇa puṇya kāle, makara sakramaṇa śrāddham, tila tarpana rūpeṇa