Chhath Puja · 2026
Falls on: Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 4-day festival
The great Surya Shashthi observance of Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to the Sun god and Chhathi Maiya, on Kartika Shukla Shashthi. Across four days of rigorous fasting, devotees stand in rivers or ponds to offer arghya to the setting and the rising sun.
Dates and timings for Meerut.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Meerut.
Chhath Puja 2026
Surya/Chhathi Maiya
- Sunday, November 15, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: Sat, Nov 14, 11:24 PM – Mon, Nov 16, 2:01 AM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Chhath Puja?
- The great Surya Shashthi observance of Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to the Sun god and Chhathi Maiya, on Kartika Shukla Shashthi. Across four days of rigorous fasting, devotees stand in rivers or ponds to offer arghya to the setting and the rising sun.
- When is Chhath Puja 2026?
- Chhath Puja falls on Sunday, November 15, 2026.