The next Sankashti Chaturthi is Ganadhipa Sankashti on Friday, 27 November 2026. Moonrise in New Delhi is 20:18; the fast is broken after seeing the moon. Chaturthi tithi runs from 09:48, 27 Nov to 06:40, 28 Nov IST. After that: Akhuratha Sankashti on Saturday, 26 December 2026.
Dates and moonrise for New Delhi, times in IST. sankashti chaturthi kab hai = when is Sankashti Chaturthi; Sakat Chauth and Karwa Chauth are the Magha and Kartika Sankashtis.
| City | Moonrise (local) |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 20:18 |
| Mumbai | 20:59 |
| Pune | 20:56 |
| Bengaluru | 20:52 |
| Hyderabad | 20:39 |
| Kolkata | 19:46 |
| Chennai | 20:40 |
| Ahmedabad | 20:51 |
| Jaipur | 20:28 |
| Lucknow | 20:07 |
| Surat | 20:54 |
| Indore | 20:38 |
| Bhopal | 20:30 |
| Patna | 19:52 |
| Chandigarh | 20:14 |
| Nagpur | 20:28 |
| Vadodara | 20:50 |
| Varanasi | 20:02 |
| Kanpur | 20:10 |
| Bhubaneswar | 20:02 |
| Guwahati | 19:23 |
| Kochi | 21:04 |
| Coimbatore | 20:59 |
| Rajkot | 21:00 |
| Udaipur | 20:43 |
| Noida | 20:17 |
| Gurugram | 20:19 |
| Dehradun | 20:10 |
| Raipur | 20:17 |
| Ranchi | 19:57 |
| Date | Sankashti (Ganesha form) | Moonrise, New Delhi | Chaturthi tithi (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 6 January 2026 | Lambodara Sankashti Sakat Chauth (Tilkut Chauth); Angaraki Sankashti (Tuesday) | 20:59 | 08:02, 6 Jan to 06:52, 7 Jan |
| Thursday, 5 February 2026 | Dwijapriya Sankashti | 21:39 | 00:09, 5 Feb to 00:22, 6 Feb |
| Friday, 6 March 2026 | Bhalachandra Sankashti | 21:18 | 17:53, 6 Mar to 19:17, 7 Mar |
| Sunday, 5 April 2026 | Vikata Sankashti | 21:58 | 12:00, 5 Apr to 14:11, 6 Apr |
| Tuesday, 5 May 2026 | Ekadanta Sankashti Angaraki Sankashti (Tuesday) | 22:35 | 05:24, 5 May to 07:51, 6 May |
| Wednesday, 3 June 2026 | Vibhuvana Palaka Sankashti Adhik (Purushottam) month | 22:04 | 21:21, 3 Jun to 23:30, 4 Jun |
| Friday, 3 July 2026 | Krishnapingala Sankashti | 21:53 | 11:20, 3 Jul to 12:40, 4 Jul |
| Sunday, 2 August 2026 | Gajanana Sankashti | 21:24 | 23:07, 1 Aug to 23:15, 2 Aug |
| Monday, 31 August 2026 | Heramba Sankashti Bahula Chaturthi | 20:29 | 08:51, 31 Aug to 07:42, 1 Sep |
| Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | Vighnaraja Sankashti Angaraki Sankashti (Tuesday) | 19:44 | 17:10, 29 Sep to 14:55, 30 Sep |
| Thursday, 29 October 2026 | Vakratunda Sankashti Karwa Chauth | 20:17 | 01:07, 29 Oct to 22:10, 29 Oct |
| Friday, 27 November 2026 | Ganadhipa Sankashti | 20:18 | 09:48, 27 Nov to 06:40, 28 Nov |
| Saturday, 26 December 2026 | Akhuratha Sankashti | 20:19 | 20:05, 26 Dec to 17:13, 27 Dec |
| Date | Sankashti (Ganesha form) | Moonrise, New Delhi | Chaturthi tithi (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 25 January 2027 | Lambodara Sankashti Sakat Chauth (Tilkut Chauth) | 21:16 | 08:10, 25 Jan to 06:00, 26 Jan |
| Wednesday, 24 February 2027 | Dwijapriya Sankashti | 22:03 | 21:49, 23 Feb to 20:40, 24 Feb |
| Thursday, 25 March 2027 | Bhalachandra Sankashti | 21:49 | 12:38, 25 Mar to 12:43, 26 Mar |
| Saturday, 24 April 2027 | Vikata Sankashti | 22:32 | 04:21, 24 Apr to 05:42, 25 Apr |
| Sunday, 23 May 2027 | Ekadanta Sankashti | 22:03 | 20:42, 23 May to 22:59, 24 May |
| Tuesday, 22 June 2027 | Krishnapingala Sankashti Angaraki Sankashti (Tuesday) | 21:57 | 13:07, 22 Jun to 15:42, 23 Jun |
| Thursday, 22 July 2027 | Gajanana Sankashti | 21:27 | 04:47, 22 Jul to 06:56, 23 Jul |
| Friday, 20 August 2027 | Heramba Sankashti Bahula Chaturthi | 20:27 | 18:53, 20 Aug to 20:05, 21 Aug |
| Sunday, 19 September 2027 | Vighnaraja Sankashti | 20:08 | 07:09, 19 Sep to 07:08, 20 Sep |
| Monday, 18 October 2027 | Vakratunda Sankashti Karwa Chauth | 19:35 | 17:51, 18 Oct to 16:42, 19 Oct |
| Wednesday, 17 November 2027 | Ganadhipa Sankashti | 20:26 | 03:42, 17 Nov to 01:35, 18 Nov |
| Thursday, 16 December 2027 | Akhuratha Sankashti | 20:30 | 13:22, 16 Dec to 10:34, 17 Dec |
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Ganadhipa Sankashti on Friday, 27 November 2026, moonrise 20:18 in New Delhi. Chaturthi tithi 09:48, 27 Nov to 06:40, 28 Nov IST. The one after is Akhuratha Sankashti on Saturday, 26 December 2026.
On Friday, 27 November 2026 the moon rises at 20:18 in New Delhi; Mumbai 20:59, Bengaluru 20:52. The fast ends after moon darshan and arghya; times for 30 cities are in the table on this page.
13 in 2026 and 12 in 2027. There is one in every lunar month, so a year with an Adhik (extra) month has 13; the Adhik one is Vibhuvana Palaka Sankashti.
Sankashti is kept on the day Krishna paksha Chaturthi prevails at moonrise, because the fast is broken by sighting the moon. If Chaturthi covers moonrise on two days, the first day is taken; if it covers neither, the day Chaturthi holds at sunrise.
A Sankashti Chaturthi that falls on Tuesday (Mangalvar, Angaraka) is Angaraki Sankashti, considered especially auspicious. Next: Krishnapingala Sankashti Tuesday, 22 June 2027.
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