Chhath 2026छठ

Srinagar · Friday, 13 November 2026

The day, hour by hour

1. Nahay-Khay

   7:01 AM

   The first day: the bath in the morning, then one meal of kaddu-bhaat with chana dal, cooked in purity and eaten once.

2. Kharna · after sunset

   5:28 PMSaturday, 14 November

   The day is kept without water; after sunset the rasiyav of gur and arwa rice is offered to Chhathi Maiya and Surya Dev, the vrati takes it, and the thirty-six hours without water begin.

3. The thekua made

   7:03 AMSunday, 15 November

   Shashthi's day goes to the prasad: the thekua and the kasar made in purity, and the soop and the daura filled before the family leaves for the water.

4. Sandhya arghya

   5:27 PMSunday, 15 November

   The evening arghya is given to the setting sun on Shashthi, the vrati standing in the water with the soop raised.

5. The night · kosi

   5:27 PM – 8:10 PMSunday, 15 November

   Home from the water: where a kosi was promised in a mannat, it is filled in the courtyard or on the roof; for everyone, a night without water, kept on the floor.

6. Usha arghya

   7:04 AMMonday, 16 November

   The morning arghya to the rising sun on Saptami, at the same water, before the vrat is opened.

7. Parana

   7:24 AMMonday, 16 November

   After the morning arghya: water, the prasad and raw milk, and the prasad given to everyone.

Times for Srinagar in IST, UTC+5:30, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How