Chhath Puja 2026: dates and arghya times
Chhath Puja 2026 runs from Friday 13 to Monday 16 November in India. The evening arghya to the setting Sun is on Sunday, 15 November, and the morning arghya to the rising Sun on Monday, 16 November. Choose your city for the exact sunset and sunrise times.
The four days of Chhath
- Nahay Khay (Chaturthi). A holy bath, then one simple meal without onion or garlic, usually lauki, chana dal and rice.
- Kharna (Panchami). A fast all day, then kheer made with jaggery and roti in the evening as prasad. The waterless fast of about 36 hours begins after this meal.
- Sandhya Arghya (Shashthi). Standing in water with a soop of thekua, fruit and sugarcane, the vratis offer arghya to the setting Sun.
- Usha Arghya (Saptami). Back in the water before dawn, arghya to the rising Sun, and then the fast is broken with prasad.
Living outside India?
The arghya is offered at your own city's sunset and sunrise, not at India's times. In the USA and Canada, Shashthi can fall a day earlier, so choose your city above. Where there is no river or pond nearby, many families offer arghya at a beach, a lake or standing in a tub of water at home.
What people often ask
When is Chhath Puja in 2026?
In India: Nahay Khay on Friday 13 November, Kharna on Saturday 14 November, Sandhya Arghya on Sunday 15 November and Usha Arghya on Monday 16 November 2026.
What time is the Sandhya Arghya?
It is offered at sunset. On 15 November 2026 the Sun sets at about 5:00 pm in Patna, 5:27 pm in Delhi and 6:00 pm in Mumbai. See your own city's time above.
What time is the Usha Arghya?
At sunrise: on 16 November 2026 at about 6:07 am in Patna, 6:44 am in Delhi and 6:46 am in Mumbai.
Can Chhath be done at home?
Yes. Where there is no ghat, families make a small pool or use a tub of water on the roof or in the courtyard and offer arghya standing in it.
Is the Chhath fast hard on health?
The waterless fast of about 36 hours after Kharna is demanding. Anyone pregnant, elderly, unwell or on medication should ask their doctor and can keep the fast with water or fruit.
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