Chandrabhaga Mela as it falls in 2090.
Next date: 13 February 2027Chandrabhaga Mela 2090
Tuesday, 7 February 2090, in Ahmedabad
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Magha Saptami Mela
Panchang on the day
7
Tuesday
Waxing Seventh
until 12:03
Aries
- અA
- લLa
- ઈEe
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Moonrise
- 11:53
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- until 04:39 next day
- Yoga
- Shukla
- until 02:32 next day
- Karana
- Vanija
- until 12:03
- Rahu Kalam 15:43 to 17:07
- Yamaganda 10:04 to 11:29
- Abhijit muhurat 12:31 to 13:16
Why this date
Maha Waxing Seventh, taken at sunrise
Runs from 6 Feb 10:51 IST to 7 Feb 12:03 IST.
In short
A sunrise bathe near Konark on Ratha Saptami, at a river that is no longer there.
The story
Chandrabhaga Mela, also known as Magha Saptami bathing pilgrimage, gathers devotees on the coast near Konark's Sun Temple in Odisha. The sacred account tells of Samba, a son of Krishna, suffering from a severe skin disease following a curse. He performs long penance to Surya at the Chandrabhaga site, and the Sun grants restoration of health. This is a Puranic devotional legend explaining the site's sanctity, not evidence that sun worship cures leprosy or other diseases.
Pilgrims assemble overnight or before dawn at the Chandrabhaga river-mouth and beach. On Magha Shukla Saptami they bathe where conditions permit and welcome sunrise with water offerings, prayers and Surya worship. The nearby Konark temple's solar imagery strengthens the association. Over time coastal geography changed, and the present tirtha and beach must be described according to current geography rather than assuming an unchanged ancient river.
The database selects Maha Shukla Saptami at sunrise, which is a useful primary observance date. Odisha Tourism also describes fair activities over a longer seasonal programme, so individual event dates should not be inferred from one tithi. Safety on the beach and medically sound treatment remain essential.
Why it matters
A pilgrimage to a river that has dried, kept exactly as it was. It is one of the clearest cases in India of a rite outliving its geography.
What people do
Early morning coastal bathing where safe, sunrise Surya prayers and offerings near Konark.
Told differently elsewhere
Chandrabhaga beach near Konark, Odisha; Magha Saptami is the main bathing day, other fair dates vary.
Questions people ask
- When is Chandrabhaga Mela in 2090?
- On Tuesday, 7 February 2090 in India. Runs from 6 Feb 10:51 IST to 7 Feb 12:03 IST.
- Why does the date change every year?
- It is kept by the lunar calendar, so its day on the civil calendar moves from year to year.
- Is the date the same everywhere?
- Yes. It is kept everywhere on the day it falls on in Puri.
Dates in the coming years
- 2027Saturday, 13 FebruaryMaha Sud 7
- 2028Thursday, 3 FebruaryMaha Sud 7
- 2029Monday, 22 JanuaryMaha Sud 7
- 2030Saturday, 9 FebruaryMaha Sud 7
- 2031Wednesday, 29 JanuaryMaha Sud 7
Last kept25 January 2026
