When is Chhath Puja 2026?
Chhath Puja 2026 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
This festival is also known and searched as — Chhat Puja, Surya Shashti, Dala Chhath, Chhath Puja.
Chhath Puja 2026 — Tithi Timings
- Shashthi begins
- Shashthi ends
- Sunrise
- 6:44 AM
- Sunset
- 5:28 PM
Times are in Indian Standard Time (IST); sunrise and sunset are for New Delhi. To see the timings for your own city, pick your city on that day's panjika.
Chhath Puja 2026 — Auspicious & Inauspicious Timings
(Times are in IST for New Delhi)
✨ Auspicious Timings
- Labh Choghadiya: 9:25 AM – 10:45 AM
- Amrit Choghadiya: 10:45 AM – 12:06 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat: 11:44 AM – 12:27 PM
- Shubh Choghadiya: 1:26 PM – 2:47 PM
- Amrit Kaal: 4:16 PM – 5:28 PM
⛔ Inauspicious Timings
- Udveg Choghadiya: 6:44 AM – 8:04 AM
- Kaal Choghadiya: 12:06 PM – 1:26 PM
- Rog Choghadiya: 2:47 PM – 4:07 PM
- Rahu Kaal / Udveg Choghadiya: 4:07 PM – 5:28 PM
Note: These timings are calculated from the New Delhi sunrise (IST) and cover only the daytime (sunrise to sunset) within the festival tithi. They are general auspicious and inauspicious periods, not exact puja timings. For your own city, change the location in the panjika for that day →
Chhath Puja — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 October 2025 | Monday | 10 Kartik 1432 |
| 2026 | 15 November 2026 | Sunday | 29 Kartik 1433 |
| 2027 | 4 November 2027 | Thursday | 17 Kartik 1434 |
| 2028 | 23 October 2028 | Monday | 6 Kartik 1435 |
| 2029 | 11 November 2029 | Sunday | 25 Kartik 1436 |
| 2030 | 1 November 2030 | Friday | 15 Kartik 1437 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Chhath Puja if you live abroad?
The dates on this page are for New Delhi (Drik Siddhanta); across India the date is almost always the same. Abroad, the tithi at your own sunrise can occasionally move the day by one.
Sunrise, the end of the tithi and auspicious times still vary by city — to see yours, pick your city in the panjika →
On which tithi is Chhath Puja?
The Shashthi tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the lunar month of Kartik. The tithi is fixed by the Udaya-vyapini rule — whichever tithi is running at sunrise.
The significance of Chhath Puja
Kartik Shukla Shashthi. Worship of the Sun God.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
Offer arghya to the Sun. Keep a fast.
Auspicious time
Arghya at sunset and at sunrise
Mantra
Common questions
When is Chhath Puja 2026?
In 2026 Chhath Puja falls on 15 November 2026, Sunday, Bengali 29 Kartik 1433.
When does the tithi for Chhath Puja 2026 begin and end?
Shashthi tithi begins 14 November 11:26 PM and ends 16 November 2:01 AM. Sunrise that day is 6:44 AM and sunset 5:28 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Chhath Puja puja?
Arghya at sunset and at sunrise
When is Chhath Puja in the coming years?
in 2025 on 27 October 2025 (Monday), in 2027 on 4 November 2027 (Thursday), in 2028 on 23 October 2028 (Monday).
When was Chhath Puja last year?
27 October 2025, Monday (Bengali date 10 Kartik 1432).
Why does Chhath Puja fall on a different date every year?
Chhath Puja follows the lunar tithi, not the Gregorian date. A lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year, so the day moves about 11 days earlier each year. When the gap grows too wide an extra month (Adhika Masa) is inserted to correct it — and that year the day falls about a month later.
