When is Sital Sasthi 2026 & 2027?
Sital Sasthi 2027 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
This festival is also known and searched as — Shital Sasthi, Sital Sasthi, Sitala Sasthi Magh.
Sital Sasthi 2027 — Tithi Timings
- Shashthi begins
- Shashthi ends
- Sunrise
- 7:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:09 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.
Sital Sasthi 2027 — Auspicious & Inauspicious Timings
(Times are in IST for New Delhi)
✨ Auspicious Timings
- Labh Choghadiya: 8:25 AM – 9:49 AM
- Amrit Choghadiya: 9:49 AM – 11:12 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat: 12:13 PM – 12:58 PM
- Shubh Choghadiya: 12:35 PM – 1:59 PM
⛔ Inauspicious Timings
- Rahu Kaal / Kaal Choghadiya: 11:12 AM – 12:35 PM
- Rog Choghadiya: 1:59 PM – 3:22 PM
- Udveg Choghadiya: 3:22 PM – 4:45 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 →
Sital Sasthi — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 February 2025 | Monday | 20 Magh 1431 |
| 2026 | 24 January 2026 | Saturday | 10 Magh 1432 |
| 2027 | 12 February 2027 | Friday | 29 Magh 1433 |
| 2028 | 2 February 2028 | Wednesday | 18 Magh 1434 |
| 2029 | 20 January 2029 | Saturday | 6 Magh 1435 |
| 2030 | 8 February 2030 | Friday | 25 Magh 1436 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Sital Sasthi 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 Sital Sasthi?
The Shashthi tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the lunar month of Magh. The tithi is fixed by the Udaya-vyapini rule — whichever tithi is running at sunrise.
The significance of Sital Sasthi
Magha Shukla Shashthi. The puja is made with an offering of cold food.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
Offer a cold bhoga.
Auspicious time
Morning
Mantra
Common questions
When is Sital Sasthi 2027?
In 2027 Sital Sasthi falls on 12 February 2027, Friday, Bengali 29 Magh 1433.
When does the tithi for Sital Sasthi 2027 begin and end?
Shashthi tithi begins 12 February 3:18 AM and ends 13 February 2:59 AM. Sunrise that day is 7:02 AM and sunset 6:09 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Sital Sasthi puja?
Morning
When is Sital Sasthi in the coming years?
in 2025 on 3 February 2025 (Monday), in 2026 on 24 January 2026 (Saturday), in 2028 on 2 February 2028 (Wednesday).
When was Sital Sasthi last year?
24 January 2026, Saturday (Bengali date 10 Magh 1432).
Why does Sital Sasthi fall on a different date every year?
Sital Sasthi 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.
