Chhath Puja 2026, November 13 to 16: Nahay Khay, Kharna, Sandhya Arghya and Usha Arghya for Patna, Delhi, US, UK and More

Chhath Puja 2026 is from Friday, November 13 to Monday, November 16, 2026, with Sandhya Arghya, the evening offering, on Sunday, November 15. The four days fall on the same dates in every city listed below, in India and abroad.

1. Nahay Khay: Friday, November 13
2. Kharna (Lohanda): Saturday, November 14
3. Sandhya Arghya, the offering to the setting Sun: Sunday, November 15
4. Usha Arghya, the offering to the rising Sun: Monday, November 16

Chhath, also called Chhath Parv, Surya Shashthi and Dala Chhath, is the great festival of the Sun kept above all in Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, and today by their families all over the world. It is kept in the bright half of Kartika. Devotees worship Surya, the Sun God, and Chhathi Maiya, offer arghya (water offerings) to the setting and the rising Sun, and keep a strict fast. On Nahay Khay the vrati takes a holy bath and a pure meal. On Kharna the fast lasts the whole day and is broken in the evening with the Kharna prasad of kheer. On the third evening families stand in the river or at the water's edge to offer arghya to the setting Sun, and on the fourth morning they return before dawn to offer arghya to the rising Sun and complete the vow.

Who is Chhathi Maiya?

The Devi Bhagavata Purana and the Brahma Vaivarta Purana tell who she is. The name Chhath comes from Shashthi, the sixth day of the moon, and the goddess honoured on it is Shashthi Devi, whom families lovingly call Chhathi Maiya. She is the goddess of infants and children: she gives children, protects them, and decides how long they live. She is also known as Devasena, the wife of Skanda.

Long ago King Priyavrata, the son of Svayambhuva Manu, had no son for many years. At last Queen Malini gave birth to a son with skin the colour of gold, but the baby was lifeless. The grieving king carried the little body to the cremation ground and was ready to give up his own life. Then a shining heavenly car came down from the sky, and in it sat the goddess Devasena, young, smiling and radiant. The king praised her, and by her power she brought the child back to life. She asked Priyavrata to spread her worship through the three worlds, and from then on he worshipped her on the sixth day of the bright fortnight of every month.

The Purana gives a blessing: when parents hear this story with devotion while their child is ill, the child is healed by the goddess's grace, and those who long for a child and hear her hymn faithfully are blessed with a good, long-lived son.

Devotees of the Sun

Another telling, kept by many families, traces the worship of the Sun back to the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata does not name the Chhath vrata, but it tells of two great devotees of the Sun. Karna, the son of the Sun god, worshipped the Sun every day until his back was warmed by its rays, and in that hour he gave away whatever anyone asked of him. And when the Pandavas lived in the forest, Yudhishthira stood in the Ganga facing the Sun and sang his praise, and the Sun god gave him a copper vessel. As long as Draupadi held it and had not yet eaten, the food cooked in it never ran out, and so Yudhishthira could feed everyone who had followed him.

Chhath Puja 2026, all four days city by city

Sandhya Arghya is on Sunday, November 15 and Usha Arghya on Monday, November 16 in every city here. Click your city for the full page with all four days.

India

• Patna, Bihar: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:00 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:09 AM
• Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:09 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:17 AM
• Ranchi, Jharkhand: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:03 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:04 AM
• Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:15 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:28 AM
• Delhi, India: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:26 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:45 AM
• Kolkata, West Bengal: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:52 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 5:51 AM
• Mumbai, Maharashtra: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:59 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:47 AM

United States

• New York City, New York: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:37 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:45 AM
• Jersey City, New Jersey: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:37 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:46 AM
• Boston, Massachusetts: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:21 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:38 AM
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:43 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:48 AM
• Arlington, Virginia: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:53 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:54 AM
• Atlanta, Georgia: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:33 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:12 AM
• Chicago, Illinois: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:29 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:43 AM
• Dallas, Texas: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:25 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:00 AM
• Houston, Texas: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:25 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:48 AM
• Phoenix, Arizona: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:25 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:02 AM
• Los Angeles, California: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:48 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:28 AM
• San Francisco, California: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:57 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:52 AM
• San Jose, California: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:56 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:49 AM
• Seattle, Washington: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:31 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:18 AM

Canada

• Toronto, Ontario: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:51 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:15 AM
• Mississauga, Ontario: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:52 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:15 AM
• Calgary, Alberta: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:47 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 8:57 AM
• Vancouver, British Columbia: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:29 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 8:27 AM

United Kingdom

• London, England: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:10 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:22 AM
• Birmingham, England: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:13 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:33 AM
• Manchester, England: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 4:11 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 7:38 AM

Dubai and Singapore

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 5:30 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:37 AM
• Singapore: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 6:50 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:48 AM

Australia

• Sydney, New South Wales: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 7:35 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 5:44 AM
• Melbourne, Victoria: Nahay Khay Friday, Nov 13 · Kharna Saturday, Nov 14 · Sandhya Arghya Sunday, Nov 15, 8:08 PM · Usha Arghya Monday, Nov 16, 6:00 AM

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May Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya bless your children and your whole family with health and long life, and may every vrati complete the vow with joy. Wishing you a blessed Chhath Puja.

Pundit Mahesh Shastri
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