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Sankashti Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी
Ganesha's monthly fast, broken at moonrise — a time that differs by more than an hour across India.
2026 · Delhi
5 Feb 2026
Guruvaar (Thu) · Krishna Chaturthi
Moonrise: 21:35
The rule
What decides this date
- Repeats
- Every lunar month
- Fortnight
- Krishna Paksha
- Tithi
- Chaturthi
- Observed in
- Across India
- Timed by
- moonrise
Across years
Sankashti Chaturthi 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 | 5 Feb 2026 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Chaturthi |
| 2027 | 24 Feb 2027 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Chaturthi |
| 2028 | 15 Jan 2028 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturthi |
Across cities
Sankashti Chaturthi 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 | moonrise |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 5 Feb 2026 | 21:35 |
| Mumbai | 5 Feb 2026 | 21:50 |
| London | 6 Jan 2026 | 20:13 |
| San Francisco | 6 Jan 2026 | 21:09 |