In December 2026, Sankashti Chaturthi falls on Saturday, 26 December 2026: Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi (Pausha Krishna Chaturthi). In New Delhi the Moon rises at 8:19 PM. In some cities the day is different: the Sankashti Chaturthi of 26 December falls on Sunday, 27 December in 16 cities (Varanasi, Kolkata, Patna, Guwahati, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Siliguri).
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Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi: Saturday, 26 December 2026
- Tithi
- Pausha Krishna Chaturthi
- Chaturthi tithi
- 26 December 8:06 PM to 27 December 5:14 PM
- Moonrise
- 8:19 PM
In this city moonrise falls within a few minutes of the start or end of Chaturthi, so a difference of 1–2 minutes between panchangs can change the vrat day. No time is given here for it; ask your purohit or check your city’s panchang.
The moonrise time is for New Delhi; the tithi times are the same in every city. All times in Indian Standard Time.
Moonrise time by city
66 cities, Indian Standard Time. Where a city keeps another day than New Delhi, that day’s date and time are given.
| City | 26 December |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | 8:19 PM |
| Varanasi | 9:07 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Mumbai | 8:52 PM |
| Kolkata | 8:47 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Chennai | 8:30 PM |
| Bengaluru | 8:42 PM |
| Hyderabad | 8:31 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 8:47 PM |
| Jaipur | 8:28 PM |
| Lucknow | —too close* |
| Patna | 8:57 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Bhopal | 8:27 PM |
| Ujjain | 8:34 PM |
| Haridwar | 8:12 PM |
| Pune | 8:49 PM |
| Guwahati | 8:29 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Noida | 8:18 PM |
| Gurugram | 8:20 PM |
| Ghaziabad | 8:17 PM |
| Faridabad | 8:18 PM |
| Chandigarh | 8:17 PM |
| Ludhiana | 8:20 PM |
| Amritsar | 8:23 PM |
| Jammu | 8:21 PM |
| Dehradun | 8:12 PM |
| Rishikesh | 8:11 PM |
| Shimla | 8:14 PM |
| Agra | 8:18 PM |
| Mathura | 8:19 PM |
| Prayagraj | —too close* |
| Kanpur | 8:09 PM |
| Ayodhya | 9:08 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Gorakhpur | 9:04 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Meerut | 8:16 PM |
| Bareilly | 8:10 PM |
| Jodhpur | 8:40 PM |
| Udaipur | 8:40 PM |
| Kota | 8:30 PM |
| Ajmer | 8:33 PM |
| Indore | 8:34 PM |
| Gwalior | 8:19 PM |
| Jabalpur | 8:16 PM |
| Raipur | 8:12 PM |
| Gaya | 8:59 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Muzaffarpur | 8:56 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Bhagalpur | 8:50 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Darbhanga | 8:54 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Ranchi | 8:59 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Jamshedpur | 8:56 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Dhanbad | 8:54 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Bhubaneswar | 9:00 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Puri | 9:01 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Siliguri | 8:43 PM27 December, Sunday |
| Surat | 8:49 PM |
| Vadodara | 8:46 PM |
| Rajkot | 8:56 PM |
| Nagpur | 8:23 PM |
| Nashik | 8:47 PM |
| Panaji | 8:54 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 8:11 PM |
| Tirupati | 8:33 PM |
| Mysuru | 8:47 PM |
| Kochi | 8:52 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 8:51 PM |
| Coimbatore | 8:47 PM |
| Madurai | 8:44 PM |
* Too close to call (Lucknow, Prayagraj): moonrise falls within a few minutes of the start or end of Chaturthi, so a difference of 1–2 minutes between panchangs can change the vrat day. No time is given here for these cities; ask your purohit or check your city’s panchang.
Differences of 1–2 minutes between panchangs are normal. How we calculate
Frequently asked questions
When is Sankashti Chaturthi in December 2026?
In December 2026, Sankashti Chaturthi falls on Saturday, 26 December 2026: Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi (Pausha Krishna Chaturthi).
Is Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi on 26 December or 27 December?
In New Delhi on Saturday, 26 December 2026. The Chaturthi tithi runs 26 December 8:06 PM to 27 December 5:14 PM; according to Drik Panchang Sankashti falls on the day with Chaturthi at moonrise. Moonrise: 8:19 PM. In some cities the day can differ; pick your city above.
What time is moonrise on Sankashti Chaturthi in December 2026?
In New Delhi the Moon rises at 8:19 PM. Other cities: Mumbai 8:52 PM, Kolkata 8:47 PM (27 December), Chennai 8:30 PM, Bengaluru 8:42 PM. Pick your city above for its time; the table also gives 66 cities.
Is Sankashti Chaturthi on the same day in every city?
Not this month: the Sankashti Chaturthi of 26 December falls on Sunday, 27 December in 16 cities (Varanasi, Kolkata, Patna, Guwahati, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Siliguri). The day is too close to call in these cities, so no time is given: Lucknow, Prayagraj. In the other cities the day is New Delhi’s. Moonrise changes with the city, so the Sankashti day can too.
How is the Sankashti Chaturthi day fixed?
According to Drik Panchang the Sankashti fast falls on the day with the Krishna Chaturthi at moonrise, and it is broken after the Moon is seen. If both days have Chaturthi at moonrise, the first; if neither does, the day with Chaturthi at sunrise. Moonrise changes with the city, so the Sankashti day can too.
When is Sankashti Chaturthi in January 2027?
Sakat Chauth (Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi) on Monday, 25 January 2027.
Sources
- Drik Panchang, 2026 and 2027, New Delhi: Sankashti Chaturthi list, moonrise and rules (drikpanchang.com/vrats/sankashti-chaturthi-dates.html); the Kolkata and Mumbai lists too; every date and time compared on 30 September 2026
- Day and time by city: our calculation by the same rule; compared with Drik Panchang’s Mumbai, Kolkata and Jaipur lists of Pradosh, Sankashti and Masik Shivratri, including dates on which these cities keep another day than New Delhi (2 and 3 October 2026); where a city’s day is too close to call, no time is given
- SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha): sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/ganana-vidhi/
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