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    Chhath Puja 2026

    Chhath Puja 2026: arghya times

    The arghyas are given at sunset and sunrise, and those differ from town to town. Pick yours.

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    In Delhi

    Sandhya Arghya · sunset

    5:27 PM

    Sun 15 Nov

    Usha Arghya · sunrise

    6:44 AM

    Mon 16 Nov

    The four days

    1. Fri 13 NovDay 1 · Nahay KhayBath and a sattvik meal · sunrise 6:41 AM
    2. Sat 14 NovDay 2 · KharnaPrasad of kheer and roti after sunset (5:28 PM), then the nirjala fast
    3. Sun 15 NovDay 3 · Sandhya ArghyaTo the setting Sun · 5:27 PM
    4. Mon 16 NovDay 4 · Usha Arghya and paranaTo the rising Sun · 6:44 AM

    Times are when the top of the Sun's disc meets your city's horizon. On a ghat with trees or buildings to the west, the Sun will drop out of sight a few minutes sooner.

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    Questions

    When is Chhath Puja 2026?

    Nahay Khay on Friday, 13 November, Kharna on Saturday, 14 November, Sandhya Arghya on Sunday, 15 November and Usha Arghya on Monday, 16 November.

    What is the Sandhya Arghya time for Chhath Puja 2026?

    At sunset on Sunday, 15 November: Delhi 5:27 PM, Patna 5:00 PM, Ranchi 5:03 PM, Varanasi 5:10 PM, Kolkata 4:52 PM, Lucknow 5:15 PM, Mumbai 6:00 PM.

    What is the Usha Arghya time?

    At sunrise on Monday, 16 November: Delhi 6:44 AM, Patna 6:07 AM, Ranchi 6:03 AM, Varanasi 6:15 AM, Kolkata 5:49 AM, Lucknow 6:26 AM, Mumbai 6:46 AM. The fast is broken (parana) after the arghya.

    What happens on each of the four days of Chhath?

    Nahay Khay: a bath, then a sattvik meal of lauki with chana dal and rice. Kharna: a day's fast, broken after sunset with gur kheer and roti as prasad, and then the 36-hour nirjala fast begins. Sandhya Arghya: standing in water, an offering to the setting Sun with thekua and fruit in a soop. Usha Arghya: an offering to the rising Sun, then parana.

    When does Shashthi tithi begin and end?

    Shashthi runs from 11:25 PM, Saturday, 14 November to 2:02 AM, Monday, 16 November (Indian time). A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise, so the evening arghya is on the day Shashthi holds at sunrise.

    How this is worked out: the positions of the Sun and Moon (astronomy-engine), one tithi for every 12° the Moon gains on the Sun; the evening arghya on the day Shashthi holds at sunrise; sunrise and sunset for your city. Local traditions can differ.