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Chhath Puja छठ पूजा
Offerings to the setting and rising Sun on the sixth tithi — the sunset and sunrise times are the observance.
2026 · Delhi
15 Nov 2026
Ravivaar (Sun) · Shukla Shashthi
Sunrise: 06:44
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Kartika
- Fortnight
- Shukla Paksha
- Tithi
- Shashthi
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh
- Timed by
- sunrise
Across years
Chhath Puja in 2026–2028
Same rule, three years, three different Gregorian dates. Nothing here is stored — it is recomputed each time.
| Year | Date | Day | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 Nov 2026 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Shukla Shashthi |
| 2027 | 4 Nov 2027 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Shashthi |
| 2028 | 23 Oct 2028 | Somvaar (Mon) | Shukla Shashthi |
Across cities
Chhath Puja 2026, by city
A festival falls on the day whose local sunrise its tithi spans, so the date itself can differ — and any time the observance keys on certainly does.
| City | Date | sunrise |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 15 Nov 2026 | 06:44 |
| Mumbai | 15 Nov 2026 | 06:46 |
| London | 15 Nov 2026 | 07:18 |
| San Francisco | 15 Nov 2026 | 06:50 |