Chhath Sandhya Arghya 2026: Sunset Time on 15 November in Patna, Delhi, Kolkata and More
The Sandhya Arghya of Chhath Puja 2026 is on Sunday, 15 November. It is the third day of Chhath Puja 2026, the Kartik Shukla Shashthi, and the day of the main evening offering to the setting sun. Sunset is at 05:01 PM in Patna and 05:28 PM in Delhi. The Shashthi tithi begins at 11:25 PM on Saturday, 14 November and ends at 02:02 AM on Monday, 16 November, so it covers the whole of Sunday, sunset included.
Sandhya Arghya 2026: sunset time by city
The arghya is offered as the sun goes down. Sunset on Sunday, 15 November, from our own panchang:
| City | Sunset |
|---|---|
| Patna | 05:01 PM |
| Gaya | 05:03 PM |
| Muzaffarpur | 04:59 PM |
| Darbhanga | 04:57 PM |
| Bhagalpur | 04:54 PM |
| Ranchi | 05:04 PM |
| Varanasi | 05:10 PM |
| Lucknow | 05:16 PM |
| Kolkata | 04:53 PM |
| Delhi | 05:28 PM |
| Mumbai | 06:00 PM |
Times are for each city's centre; at a ghat a few kilometres away the difference is under a minute. For any other place, see the daily panchang.
What goes in the soop and daura
The offerings are arranged in bamboo soop (winnowing baskets) and a large daura basket, carried to the ghat on the head, usually by the men of the family:
- Thekua, the fried wheat-and-jaggery prasad made the night after Kharna
- Sugarcane stalks, often with their leaves
- Bananas, coconut, sweet lime, and singhara (water chestnut)
- Fresh ginger and turmeric plants, radish, and other seasonal produce
- Rice laddoo, a lamp, sindoor and red cloth
How the Sandhya Arghya is given
- The family reaches the ghat well before sunset and sets up the soop, often under a canopy of sugarcane stalks.
- The vratti, still keeping the nirjala fast that began at Kharna, steps into the water facing west, toward the setting sun.
- As the sun sets, the vratti holds up the soop and the arghya is poured: water or milk, from a lota or a conch, over the offerings, in the direction of the sun. Family members each give the arghya too.
- The vratti turns around (parikrama) in the water and prays to Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya.
- The soop is carried home. In many families the kosi is filled at night: a canopy of sugarcane stalks over clay elephants and lamps, kept by those whose wish from an earlier year was fulfilled.
The Surya mantras and the Chhath geet are sung at the ghat through the evening. The fast continues through the night until the Usha Arghya at sunrise on Monday, 16 November.
All four days of Chhath Puja 2026: Nahay Khay (13 Nov) · Kharna (14 Nov) · Sandhya Arghya (15 Nov) · Usha Arghya (16 Nov). Also read: the complete Chhath Puja 2026 guide, the Chhath vrat katha and Chhathi Maiya aarti and Chhath geet.
Sandhya Arghya 2026: FAQs
When is the Chhath Sandhya Arghya in 2026?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Kartik Shukla Shashthi, at sunset.
What time is the Sandhya Arghya in Patna on 15 November 2026?
Sunset in Patna is at 05:01 PM. It is 04:53 PM in Kolkata, 05:10 PM in Varanasi and 05:28 PM in Delhi.
Why is the arghya given to the setting sun?
Chhath honours Surya at both ends of the day. The evening arghya is offered to the setting sun, whom tradition associates with his consort Pratyusha, in thanks for the day; the morning one greets the rising sun.
Is Shashthi tithi present at sunset on 15 November?
Yes. Shashthi runs from 11:25 PM on 14 November to 02:02 AM on 16 November, so the whole of 15 November, sunset included, falls in it.
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