Chhath: Usha Arghya
Offerings to the rising Sun end the Chhath fast.
North India
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday, 16 November 2026 |
| 2027 | Friday, 5 November 2027 |
| 2028 | Tuesday, 24 October 2028 |
| 2029 | Monday, 12 November 2029 |
| 2030 | Saturday, 2 November 2030 |
| 2031 | Friday, 21 November 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
The day after Chhath Puja. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
On the fourth morning devotees stand in water at dawn and offer arghya to the rising Sun, which completes the fast.
How it is kept
Families gather at river ghats before sunrise with bamboo baskets of fruit and thekua, offer water and milk to the Sun and then break the fast with prasad.
Common questions
When is Chhath: Usha Arghya in 2027?
In 2027, Chhath: Usha Arghya falls on Friday, 5 November 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Chhath: Usha Arghya decided?
The day after Chhath Puja. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Chhath: Usha Arghya kept?
Families gather at river ghats before sunrise with bamboo baskets of fruit and thekua, offer water and milk to the Sun and then break the fast with prasad.
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Open the Muhurtha app to see Chhath: Usha Arghya for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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