Chhath Puja in Aurangabad

Date and timing in this city

In Aurangabad (औरंगाबाद), India, Chhath Puja falls on Kartik Shukla Shashthi. The observance is dedicated to Surya and Chhathi Maiya, and its central act is sun worship at rivers.

The date computed for Aurangabad's own sunrise is:

• 2026: Sunday 15 November 2026
• 2027: Thursday 4 November 2027

Aurangabad keeps Asia/Kolkata as its time zone. Because the vrat is tied to the Shashthi tithi and to the local sunrise and sunset, the day observed in Aurangabad is reckoned from that city's own sky, not from a single national clock alone.

Why the date can differ from India

Chhath Puja is observed across Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, and the tithi is the thread that holds the observance together. Even so, the published date for "India" and the date for a particular city can part ways, because sunrise and sunset differ from place to place, and a tithi can begin or end between one city's sunrise and another's.

Where traditions differ — for example in the handling of amanta and purnimanta reckonings, or in Smarta and Vaishnava practice — families follow their own inherited custom. This page does not choose one for you; it simply states the date computed for Aurangabad's own sunrise.

Where and how the community celebrates

The observance is sun worship at rivers. Devotees gather at the water's edge, offer arghya to the setting sun and again to the rising sun, and keep the fast and the rituals that surround it. In Aurangabad, as wherever the community observes Chhath, the setting is the riverbank or any flowing water the family traditionally visits.

No venue, temple, event or organiser is named here, because the brief does not provide one. Households and neighbourhood groups keep their own arrangements, and the essentials — the tithi, the deity and the riverbank offering — remain the same.

Practical tips

• Confirm the local sunrise and sunset for Aurangabad before the vrat, since the arghya timings follow them.
• Note the date for your year: 15 November 2026 or 4 November 2027, both computed for Aurangabad.
• Follow the family or community custom you have inherited where traditions differ.
• For personal chart questions, consult a qualified jyotishi rather than relying on a general page.

This is a descriptive note on the festival date and observance, not a prediction for any individual.