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 Sendai.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Sendai.
How it is observed
- Sun worship
- Arghya (water offering)
- Holy bath
Regional calendars
Also known as: छठ पूजा (Hindi) · छठ (Bhojpuri)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 29, 2057 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 29, 1433 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Thulam 29, 1202 (Kollam era)
Computed for Sendai. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Chhath Puja 2026
Surya/Chhathi Maiya
- Sunday, November 15, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: Sun, Nov 15, 2:54 AM – Mon, Nov 16, 5:31 AM GMT+9
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.