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Sankashti Chaturthi 2026

Every date in 2026, worked out for Delhi from the tithi, sunrise and moonrise.

Sankashti Chaturthi is the monthly fast for Ganesha, kept on Chaturthi, the fourth day of the dark fortnight, and broken after seeing the Moon. When it falls on a Tuesday it is Angaraki Sankashti, and two are kept especially widely: Sakat Chauth in Magha and Karwa Chauth in Kartika.

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29 October 2026
Thursday
Karwa Chauth
Kartika / Ashwina · Tithi: 1:08 AM to 10:12 PM
Moonrise: 8:11 PM

Sankashti Chaturthi 2026 in Delhi

  1. 6 January 2026
    Tuesday
    Sakat Chauth
    Magh / Pausha · Tithi: 8:04 AM to 6:55 AM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 8:55 PM
  2. 5 February 2026
    Thursday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Phalguna / Magh · Tithi: 12:12 AM to 12:24 AM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 9:35 PM
  3. 6 March 2026
    Friday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Chaitra / Phalguna · Tithi: 5:56 PM to 7:20 PM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 9:14 PM
  4. 5 April 2026
    Sunday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Vaishakha / Chaitra · Tithi: 12:02 PM to 2:13 PM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 9:53 PM
  5. 5 May 2026
    Tuesday
    Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
    Jyaistha / Vaishakha · Tithi: 5:27 AM to 7:54 AM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 10:30 PM
  6. 3 June 2026
    Wednesday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Adhik Jyaistha · Tithi: 9:24 PM to 11:33 PM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 9:59 PM
  7. 3 July 2026
    Friday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Ashadha / Jyaistha · Tithi: 11:22 AM to 12:42 PM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 9:48 PM
  8. 2 August 2026
    Sunday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Shravan / Ashadha · Tithi: 11:09 PM yesterday to 11:17 PM
    Moonrise: 9:20 PM
  9. 31 August 2026
    Monday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Bhadrapada / Shravan · Tithi: 8:53 AM to 7:43 AM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 8:25 PM
  10. 29 September 2026
    Tuesday
    Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
    Ashwina / Bhadrapada · Tithi: 5:12 PM to 2:57 PM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 7:39 PM
  11. 29 October 2026
    Thursday
    Karwa Chauth
    Kartika / Ashwina · Tithi: 1:08 AM to 10:12 PM
    Moonrise: 8:11 PM
  12. 27 November 2026
    Friday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Margashirsha / Kartika · Tithi: 9:50 AM to 6:41 AM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 8:13 PM
  13. 26 December 2026
    Saturday
    Sankashti Chaturthi
    Pausha / Margashirsha · Tithi: 8:07 PM to 5:15 PM tomorrow
    Moonrise: 8:14 PM

Months are shown purnimanta / amanta where the two differ, in the dark fortnight.

How the dates are worked out

The fast is kept on the day Chaturthi is running at moonrise, since it is broken by offering arghya to the Moon. Moonrise is calculated for the city chosen; it can differ by twenty minutes or more between cities.

Questions

When is the Sankashti fast broken?

After moonrise, once the Moon has been seen and offered arghya, followed by Ganesha puja. That is why the moonrise time matters more than the tithi on this day.

Is Karwa Chauth a Sankashti Chaturthi?

Yes. Karwa Chauth is the Sankashti Chaturthi of Kartika (Ashwina in the amanta calendar), kept by married women with a fast that is broken at moonrise.