Chhath Puja in Jaipur

Date and timing in this city

In Jaipur (जयपुर), Chhath Puja falls on Sunday 15 November 2026. The next year it falls on Thursday 4 November 2027. Jaipur observes Asia/Kolkata time, and the festival is fixed by the tithi Kartik Shukla Shashthi — the sixth day of the bright fortnight of Kartik.

Chhath is a solar observance. Its two central moments are the evening arghya, offered as the sun sets, and the morning arghya, offered as the sun rises the following day. Because both are tied to the sun, the day is reckoned from the sunrise and sunset of the place where you are standing — here, Jaipur's own sunrise and sunset.

Why the date can differ from India

Many festival listings give one date for the whole country. For Chhath that is a simplification. The tithi Shashthi begins and ends at moments that do not fall at the same clock time in every city, and the arghya is offered at the local sunrise and sunset. Where the tithi is running at the relevant sunset, the observance holds on that day; where it is not, the date shifts.

This is why a panchang computed for Jaipur can give a date that differs from a general national listing. Diaspora families face the same question when the local sunrise is far from India's. Traditions also differ on finer points — some communities follow amanta reckoning, others purnimanta, and North and South Indian practice is not identical. Where customs vary, families usually follow the panchang and the practice of their own lineage.

Where and how the community celebrates

Chhath is observed mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, and by those communities wherever they have settled, including Jaipur. The vrat is kept for Surya and Chhathi Maiya, with worship offered at rivers and other water.

In Jaipur, families from these regions keep the fast and make their offerings at the water's edge, following the same sequence as at home: the evening arghya to the setting sun, a night of restraint, and the morning arghya to the rising sun. Households that cannot reach a river often arrange a clean water source and observe with the same care.

Practical tips

• Confirm the tithi and the arghya timings against a Jaipur panchang, since the date follows local sunrise and sunset.
• Note the two arghya moments — sunset on the main day and sunrise the next morning — and plan the fast around them.
• If you cannot reach a river, arrange a clean, flowing or fresh water source in advance.
• Follow your family's own tradition where customs differ; where they are unclear, a qualified jyotishi can help with personal charts.