Kartik · Shukla Dwitiya
Chitragupta Puja 2026चित्रगुप्त पूजा
Chitragupta Puja 2026 is on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 in Columbus, OH, and Sunrise: 7:11 AM EST, UTC−5.
In 34 days · computed for Columbus, OH · EST, UTC−5Columbus · Tuesday, 10 November 2026
The day, hour by hour
Sunrise
7:11 AMThe bath, and the place made ready; the pen is not used for writing until it has been given puja.
Chitragupta puja · aparahna
1:17 PM – 3:18 PMChitragupta ji's puja is done in the aparahna, the fourth fifth of the day, as on Yama Dwitiya.
Times for Columbus, OH in EST, UTC−5, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
Chitragupta ji keeps the account of what every being does, and on Yama Dwitiya Kayastha families give Him puja with the pen, the inkpot and the account book beside Him. In the afternoon the household writes His name eleven times on a paper touched with haldi, sets the year's account before Him, and hears how King Saudas was saved by this one puja.
The vrat
No vrat is asked of the household. The katha's King Saudas kept the day with one meal; a house that wishes to keeps it so, and eats after the puja.
Every town is its own sunrise
Chitragupta Puja 2026 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 11 Nov | 6:40 AM |
| Mumbai | 11 Nov | 6:44 AM |
| Kolkata | 11 Nov | 5:47 AM |
| Chennai | 11 Nov | 6:06 AM |
| Bengaluru | 11 Nov | 6:17 AM |
| Hyderabad | 11 Nov | 6:19 AM |
| Ahmedabad | 11 Nov | 6:50 AM |
| Jaipur | 11 Nov | 6:43 AM |
| Lucknow | 11 Nov | 6:23 AM |
| Patna | 11 Nov | 6:04 AM |
| Abroad | ||
| Columbus US | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:11 AM |
| London GB | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:10 AM |
| Leicester GB | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:18 AM |
| Birmingham GB | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:20 AM |
| New York US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:37 AM |
| Edison US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:38 AM |
| Jersey City US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:37 AM |
| Chicago US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:34 AM |
| Houston US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:42 AM |
| Dallas US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:53 AM |
| San Francisco US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:45 AM |
| San Jose US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:42 AM |
| Los Angeles US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:21 AM |
| Atlanta US | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:05 AM |
| Washington, DC US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:45 AM |
| Boston US | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:29 AM |
| Seattle US | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:07 AM |
| Toronto CA | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:05 AM |
| Brampton CA | 10 Nov a day before India | 7:07 AM |
| Vancouver CA | 10 Nov a day before India | 8:15 AM |
| Sydney AU | 11 Nov | 5:47 AM |
| Melbourne AU | 11 Nov | 6:04 AM |
| Auckland NZ | 11 Nov | 6:06 AM |
| Singapore SG | 11 Nov | 6:47 AM |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 11 Nov | 6:58 AM |
| Dubai AE | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:32 AM |
| Doha QA | 10 Nov a day before India | 5:47 AM |
| Nairobi KE | 10 Nov a day before India | 6:12 AM |
| Durban ZA | 10 Nov a day before India | 4:55 AM |
| Port Louis MU | 10 Nov a day before India | 5:24 AM |
How Chitragupta Puja is kept
Katha
King Saudas and the Yama Dwitiya puja
Once Yudhishthira said to Bhishma Pitamah: "By your grace I have heard the dharma of many days.
Puja vidhi
18 steps, each drawn
The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.
Samagri
12 things to set out
Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.
