Ratha Sapthami is a festival celebrated to lord surya. It is the day where the surya bhagwan will come in seven horses in chariot and change the direction of his chariot form southern hemishere to northen hemisphere, he will be travelling in the same northen hemisphere for next 6 months. It also shares the significance of lord surya's birth day.

Generally in the ancient traditions ratha saptami is celebrated with a holy bath in the morning with erukam leaves on top of head with pooja and homam done properly in the early morning as sunrises

Ratha sapthami is celebrated to lord surya for attraction of top authority, fame , power and especially for sun light in our life and also in our earth everyday.

The Ratha Sapthami is celebrated in the sapthami tithi and the rituals should be done in early morning as the sun rises or if you miss it the rituals can be done within sapthami tithi.

Ratha sapthami is celebrated for attracting fame and becoming a power person and to take the top authority in our office place. this festival is important to actors, politicians as it will increase their fame and it will increase the authority of the politicians. This ratha sapthami is also important for farmers as the sun is very important for the crops to grow everyday properly and to have a healthy crops all over the year in their farms.

Ratha sapthami is usually celebrated for the ayana change to uttharayana from dhakshinayana. This is a important part of time where the impact will long for next 6 months, if you do rituals properly.

Ratha Sapthami or Magha Sapthami is the period of change to uttharayana from dhakshinayana and it is an important time for everyperson to do rituals so that they can increase the benefits of life and also get the garce of lord Surya.

Doing Pooja and Homam is what make lord surya feel happy and bless us on this day and as per the ancient traditions the holy bath is also taken with Pooja and Homam.