When is Chhath Puja 2026? — 15 November 2026
Sunday, 15 November 2026
- Tithi
- Kartika Shukla Shashthi
- Evening arghya (sunset) · New Delhi
- 05:28 PM
- Tithi runs
- 11:24 PM, 14 Nov to 02:01 AM, 16 Nov
How the date is chosen
Kartika Shukla Shashthi: the day Shashthi is running at sunset, for the evening arghya to the setting Sun.
About Chhath Puja
Kartika Shukla Shashthi, worship of Surya and Chhathi Maiya (Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh). After Nahay-Khay and Kharna, arghya is offered to the setting Sun on this evening and to the rising Sun the next morning. The strict fast is a personal choice.
Times are for New Delhi (IST). In other cities sunrise, moonrise and muhurat times differ by some minutes, and now and then the day itself differs. Festival times for your city →
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