Festival calendar · 2026 Sakat Chauth 2026: Date and Moonrise Time
Sakat Chauth 2026 is on Tuesday, 6 January in New Delhi. Moonrise: 8:59 PM (New Delhi). The date is the same in all the cities below.
Sakat Chauth 2026 in your city
Dates and times are local to each city, worked out for its sunrise, sunset and time zone.
| City | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Tue, 6 Jan | 8:59 PM |
| Mumbai | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:28 PM |
| Kolkata | Tue, 6 Jan | 8:20 PM |
| Chennai | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:03 PM |
| Bengaluru | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:14 PM |
| Hyderabad | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:06 PM |
| Ahmedabad | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:25 PM |
| Pune | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:24 PM |
| Jaipur | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:07 PM |
| Lucknow | Tue, 6 Jan | 8:46 PM |
| Patna | Tue, 6 Jan | 8:30 PM |
| Varanasi | Tue, 6 Jan | 8:39 PM |
| City | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| London | Tue, 6 Jan | 8:19 PM |
| New York | Tue, 6 Jan | 8:47 PM |
| Toronto | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:06 PM |
| Dubai | Tue, 6 Jan | 9:05 PM |
| Singapore | Tue, 6 Jan | 10:06 PM |
| Sydney | Tue, 6 Jan | 10:32 PM |
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What is Sakat Chauth?
Sakat Chauth, also called Tilkut Chauth, is a fast kept mainly by mothers in north India, dedicated to Lord Ganesha and Sakat Mata. The fast is broken after offering water to the Moon at moonrise.
How the date is decided
It is the Sankashti Chaturthi of Magha (Pausha in the amanta calendar): the Krishna Chaturthi that is current at moonrise. The page gives the moonrise time, when the fast ends.
Questions about Sakat Chauth 2026
When is Sakat Chauth in 2026?
Sakat Chauth 2026 is on Tuesday, 6 January in New Delhi. Moonrise: 8:59 PM (New Delhi). The date is the same in all the cities below.
What is the moonrise time on Sakat Chauth 2026?
New Delhi: 8:59 PM; Mumbai: 9:28 PM; London: 8:19 PM; New York: 8:47 PM. Times are local; the table on this page lists 18 cities.
Is Sakat Chauth 2026 on a different date in the USA, UK or Australia?
No. In London, New York, Toronto, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney it is also on Tuesday, 6 January, though the times differ.
Festival days begin at sunrise, as in a traditional Panchang. Check with your family priest for rites that follow a particular tradition.