Chhath Puja 2026 falls on Sunday, November 15, 2026. The festival runs Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 18, 2026. It is Kartik Shukla Paksha Shashthi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 6:44 AM and sunset 5:26 PM.
Also known as: Chhath · Dala Chhath · Surya Shashthi · Chhathi Maiya
Chhath is the four-day worship of the Sun and Chhathi Maiya, kept above all in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is among the most demanding fasts in the Hindu calendar, and one of the very few addressed to the setting Sun as well as the rising one.
How it is observed
The days run Nahay Khay, Kharna, Sandhya Arghya — the evening offering standing in water — and Usha Arghya at dawn, when the fast finally breaks. The fast is kept without water for roughly thirty-six hours.