Chhath Puja 2025

Tue, 28 October 2025 · Varanasi time (IST)

1. Day 1·Sun, 26 October

   Nahay Khay

   First day: Devotees take a holy bath in a river and eat one meal. The house is cleaned and food is prepared with purity.

   Sunrise

   6:02 am

   Sunset

   5:21 pm

   That day's panchang: Sun, 26 October

2. Day 2·Mon, 27 October

   Kharna (Lohanda)

   Second day: Devotees observe a full-day fast and break it in the evening after sunset puja. Kheer (rice pudding) and roti are prepared as prasad.

   Sunrise

   6:02 am

   Sunset

   5:20 pm

   That day's panchang: Mon, 27 October

3. Day 3·Tue, 28 OctoberMain muhurat · 5:20 pm

   Sandhya Arghya

   Main day: Evening offerings to the setting sun. Devotees stand in water carrying bamboo baskets (soop) filled with prasad and offer arghya to the setting sun.

   Sunrise

   6:03 am

   Sunset

   5:20 pm

   That day's panchang: Tue, 28 October

4. Day 4·Wed, 29 October

   Usha Arghya (Parana)

   Final day: Early morning offerings to the rising sun. After the usha arghya, the 36-hour nirjala fast is broken. Prasad is distributed to family and community.

   Sunrise

   6:04 am

   Sunset

   5:19 pm

   That day's panchang: Wed, 29 October

Tithi

Shashthi, then Saptami

Nakshatra

Purva Ashadha

Yoga

Sukarman

Karana

Taitila

Paksha

Shukla

Masa

Kartika

Tithi

ShashthiFrom 27 October, 6:05 amUntil 28 October, 8:00 amThen Saptami · until 29 October, 9:23 am

Nakshatra

Purva AshadhaFrom 27 October, 1:27 pmUntil 28 October, 3:45 pm

Predominantly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, and Nepal, devotees offer prayers to the setting and rising sun standing in water.

Rituals

36-hour nirjala fast. Prepare thekua and prasad. Evening arghya to setting sun at a river or pond. Early morning arghya to rising sun. Breaking of fast after usha arghya.

Fasting

One of the most rigorous fasts in Hinduism — 36 hours without food or water. Devotees stand in water for extended periods offering prayers.

Chhath Puja transforms Varanasi's ghats into a spectacular scene. Thousands of devotees line every ghat along the Ganga. The evening and morning arghya at Dashashwamedh, Assi, and Tulsi Ghat are the most crowded.