Why can it fall on a different day from India?

Each date is set by the lunar day (tithi) at a set moment in your own city, such as sunrise or dusk. The Moon's position is the same everywhere, but your sunrise and sunset are not, so a city far from India can land on the day before or after.

Chhath · Four days

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Chhath Puja

Sunday, November 15, 2026

in every city we cover.

Evening offering, at sunset (sandhya arghya)

Choose your city for the exact time.

What to do

Bathe and eat one simple vegetarian meal (Nahay Khay)Day 1
Fast all day, then break it with kheer and roti (Kharna)Day 2
Make thekua and the other offeringsDay 3
Offer water to the setting sun at a river, lake or tubSunset
Offer water to the rising sun, then end the fastSunrise

The main fast lasts about 36 hours without water. The unwell, elderly, pregnant or anyone on medication can keep a lighter fast, and family members often share the rituals.

What you need

Thekua
Fruit and sugarcane
A bamboo basket (soop)
Diyas
Water for the offering

Why today

Chhath thanks Surya, the Sun, for life and health. It is kept mainly by families from Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

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A four-day festival of thanksgiving to Surya, the Sun God, observed mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Why this date

The main day is the 6th day of the waxing moon (Shukla Shashthi) of Kartik, the day of the evening offering. The day is the one when that lunar day is running at sunrise. Chhath begins two days earlier with Nahay Khay and ends the next morning with the offering to the rising sun.

Across regions

The days are Nahay Khay, Kharna (a day fast ended with kheer and roti in the evening), Sandhya Arghya and Usha Arghya.

A smaller Chaiti Chhath is kept in the month of Chaitra. In the diaspora and in cities, devotees use beaches, lakes or even tubs of water at home.

Chhath is a day for Surya.

Sing along

Surya Deva AartiAarti

The four days of Chhath

Fri13Nahay Khay
Sat14Kharna
Sun15Evening offering
Mon16Morning offering

Every city

Dates can differ by a day between cities, and every time comes from that city's own sunrise and sunset.

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Chhath 2026, local times.
City	Date	Offerings
United States
New York	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:38 PM, sunrise 6:44 AM
Edison	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:40 PM, sunrise 6:45 AM
Jersey City	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:38 PM, sunrise 6:44 AM
Chicago	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:30 PM, sunrise 6:41 AM
Houston	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 5:26 PM, sunrise 6:47 AM
Dallas	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 5:26 PM, sunrise 6:58 AM
Atlanta	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 5:34 PM, sunrise 7:11 AM
Washington, DC	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:54 PM, sunrise 6:52 AM
Boston	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:22 PM, sunrise 6:36 AM
Philadelphia	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:44 PM, sunrise 6:47 AM
Seattle	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:33 PM, sunrise 7:16 AM
Los Angeles	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:49 PM, sunrise 6:27 AM
San Jose	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:57 PM, sunrise 6:48 AM
Fremont	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:57 PM, sunrise 6:49 AM
Cupertino	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:58 PM, sunrise 6:49 AM
Sunnyvale	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:58 PM, sunrise 6:49 AM
Santa Clara	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:57 PM, sunrise 6:48 AM
Canada
Toronto	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:52 PM, sunrise 7:13 AM
Brampton	Sun, Nov 15	Sunset 4:54 PM, sunrise 7:15 AM
United Kingdom
London	Sun 15 Nov	Sunset 4:11 PM, sunrise 7:20 AM
Leicester	Sun 15 Nov	Sunset 4:11 PM, sunrise 7:28 AM
Australia
Sydney	Sun 15 Nov	Sunset 7:36 PM, sunrise 5:43 AM
India
New Delhi, for comparison	Sun 15 Nov	Sunset 5:28 PM, sunrise 6:44 AM

Happy Chhath Puja! May Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya bless your family with health and joy.

Times are worked out from each city's own sunrise and sunset. We checked these dates against Drik Panchang for 11 cities on October 24, 2026. Your temple's calendar may differ by a day. How we calculate