Chhath · Four days
BostonChhath Puja
Sunday, November 15 · in 6 days
Evening offering, at sunset (sandhya arghya)
Sunset is 4:22 PM in Boston
Morning offering at sunrise the next day, 6:36 AM
What to do
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.
Read the story
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
The four days of Chhath in Boston
- Fri13Nahay Khay
- Sat14Kharna
- Sun15Evening offering
- Mon16Morning offering
Different city?
Dates can differ by a day between cities, and every time comes from that city's own sunrise and sunset.
See every city
| 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 for Boston are worked out from its 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