Sankashti Chaturthi 2026: all dates

There are 13 Sankashti Chaturthi days in 2026 in New Delhi. The next is Karwa Chauth on Thursday, 29 October 2026.

Sankashti Chaturthi is Ganesha's fast on the 4th tithi of the Krishna paksha, broken at moonrise. Its date is the day Chaturthi is in force at moonrise.

• Sakat ChauthTuesday, 6 January 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 8:02 AM, 6 Jan to 6:52 AM, 7 Jan · moonrise 8:54 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiThursday, 5 February 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 12:10 AM, 5 Feb to 12:22 AM, 6 Feb · moonrise 9:34 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiFriday, 6 March 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 5:53 PM, 6 Mar to 7:17 PM, 7 Mar · moonrise 9:13 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiSunday, 5 April 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 12:00 PM, 5 Apr to 2:10 PM, 6 Apr · moonrise 9:53 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday, 5 May 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 5:24 AM, 5 May to 7:51 AM, 6 May · moonrise 10:30 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday, 3 June 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 9:21 PM, 3 Jun to 11:31 PM, 4 Jun · moonrise 9:59 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiFriday, 3 July 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 11:20 AM, 3 Jul to 12:40 PM, 4 Jul · moonrise 9:48 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiSunday, 2 August 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 11:07 PM, 1 Aug to 11:15 PM, 2 Aug · moonrise 9:20 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiMonday, 31 August 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 8:51 AM, 31 Aug to 7:42 AM, 1 Sept · moonrise 8:25 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday, 29 September 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 5:10 PM, 29 Sept to 2:55 PM, 30 Sept · moonrise 7:39 PM

• Karwa ChauthThursday, 29 October 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 1:07 AM, 29 Oct to 10:10 PM, 29 Oct · moonrise 8:11 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiFriday, 27 November 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 9:48 AM, 27 Nov to 6:40 AM, 28 Nov · moonrise 8:12 PM

• Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday, 26 December 2026

  Krishna Chaturthi from 8:05 PM, 26 Dec to 5:13 PM, 27 Dec · moonrise 8:14 PM

Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris for New Delhi (28.61°, 77.21°), in Indian time, from the observance rules of Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu as Drik Panchang applies them, in the North Indian (purnimanta) calendar. Our dates for 2026 and 2027 match Drik Panchang's New Delhi list. Elsewhere a date can be a day apart, and families and regions keep their own customs.