Chhath Puja in Delhi

Date and timing in this city

In Delhi, Chhath Puja falls on Sunday 15 November 2026 and on Thursday 4 November 2027. These are the dates as computed for Delhi's own sunrise, using the Asia/Kolkata time zone. The festival is observed on Kartik Shukla Shashthi, the sixth tithi of the bright fortnight of Kartik, in honour of Surya and Chhathi Maiya.

The observance is a sun worship at rivers, and the vrat spans the evening arghya and the following morning arghya. Because the tithi is tied to the sunrise and sunset of the place where you keep the fast, the Delhi dates above are the ones to follow if you are observing in Delhi.

Why the date can differ from India

Chhath Puja is observed across Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, and the tithi is reckoned from local sunrise and sunset. Two cities can share the same tithi name yet reach Shashthi at slightly different clock times, so the day fixed for one place may not match another. The dates given here are the ones computed for Delhi's own sunrise, and they are the ones to use for Delhi.

Where traditions differ — North and South, Smarta and Vaishnava, amanta and purnimanta reckonings — the sequence of Kartik Shukla Shashthi is kept, but families may follow their own customary practice. For personal chart questions, consult a qualified jyotishi.

Where and how the community celebrates (general, no venue claims)

Chhath is a community observance. Vratis gather at riverbanks and other water edges to offer arghya to Surya, standing in or beside the water at sunset and again at sunrise. The offerings are simple and traditional — thekuwa, fruits and sugarcane — arranged in soop and daura, with the family and neighbourhood joining in song and support.

In Delhi, families with roots in Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal keep the vrat in much the same way, gathering at the water with their own arrangements. The essentials are the same everywhere: a clean water edge, the offerings, and the two arghyas at the appointed times.

Practical tips

• Fix your fast to Delhi's sunrise and sunset for the date above; the tithi is reckoned from local sunrise.
• Prepare thekuwa, fruits and sugarcane in advance; keep the soop and daura ready before the evening arghya.
• Reach the water edge well before sunset, and again before sunrise, so you are settled for the arghya.
• Keep the spot clean and carry back what you bring; the observance honours the water and the sun.
• If you follow a family custom, keep it; where traditions differ, follow your own with respect.
• For personal chart questions, consult a qualified jyotishi.