Festival dates 2026
Sunday, 15 November 2026
Date cross-checked with: Drik Panchang, BankBazaar. Some regions and panchangs observe it a day apart.
Sandhya Arghya (sunset)
17:27
Usha Arghya (sunrise, Mon, 16 Nov)
06:44
All times IST.
| City | Sandhya Arghya (sunset) | Usha Arghya (sunrise, Mon, 16 Nov) |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 18:00 | 06:46 |
| Delhi | 17:27 | 06:44 |
| Bangalore | 17:50 | 06:18 |
| Hyderabad | 17:40 | 06:21 |
| Ahmedabad | 17:55 | 06:53 |
| Chennai | 17:39 | 06:08 |
| Kolkata | 16:52 | 05:49 |
| Surat | 17:57 | 06:49 |
| Pune | 17:57 | 06:41 |
| Jaipur | 17:36 | 06:47 |
| Lucknow | 17:15 | 06:26 |
| Nagpur | 17:32 | 06:24 |
| Indore | 17:42 | 06:39 |
| Bhopal | 17:35 | 06:34 |
| Visakhapatnam | 17:20 | 06:02 |
| Patna | 17:00 | 06:07 |
| Agra | 17:26 | 06:38 |
| Varanasi | 17:10 | 06:15 |
| Srinagar | 17:27 | 07:04 |
| Amritsar | 17:31 | 06:59 |
Sandhya Arghya is offered at sunset on the main Chhath day, and Usha Arghya at sunrise the next morning. The times shown are each city's sunset and next-day sunrise.
Sun-worship festival, prominent in Bihar, UP, and Nepal.
Chhath Puja 2026 is on 15 November 2026. This date is cross-checked against published panchangs (Drik Panchang, BankBazaar); some regions observe it a day apart.
In Delhi on 15 November 2026, Sandhya Arghya (sunset) is 17:27 (IST). Times for other cities are in the table above.
Sandhya Arghya is offered at sunset on the main Chhath day, and Usha Arghya at sunrise the next morning. The times shown are each city's sunset and next-day sunrise.
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise depend on a city's latitude and longitude, so each window shifts from city to city even though every time is shown in IST.
All times are in IST, calculated with astronomy-engine for each city's coordinates. Festival dates are taken from published panchangs, not calculated by AstroMystra.
Where your family priest or local panchang gives a different time, follow them. These pages are for general information.