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Sankashti Chaturthi 2026: all 13 dates and moonrise times
There are 13 Sankashti Chaturthis in 2026 for London. The next is Karwa Chauth on Thursday, 29 October 2026; moonrise 18:21 in London.
- Computed from the Moon and the Sun for London at the moment you loaded this page — not copied from a printed calendar.
- Each tithi's own start and end is shown, so you can check the day yourself.
Sankashti Chaturthi 2026 list: every date
| Date | Name | Hindu month (purnimanta) | Tithi begins | Tithi ends | Moonrise | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 6 January 2026 | Angaraki Chaturthi · Sakat Chauth | Magha · amanta Pausha | 6 Jan, 02:32 | 7 Jan, 01:23 | 6 Jan, 20:12 | — |
| Wednesday, 4 February 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Phalguna · amanta Magha | 4 Feb, 18:40 | 5 Feb, 18:53 | 4 Feb, 20:24 | — |
| Friday, 6 March 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Chaitra · amanta Phalguna | 6 Mar, 12:23 | 7 Mar, 13:48 | 6 Mar, 21:49 | — |
| Monday, 6 April 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Vaishakha · amanta Chaitra | 5 Apr, 07:30 | 6 Apr, 09:41 | 6 Apr, 00:14 | — |
| Wednesday, 6 May 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Jyeshtha · amanta Vaishakha | 5 May, 00:54 | 6 May, 03:21 | 6 May, 01:03 | — |
| Thursday, 4 June 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Adhika Jyeshtha | 3 Jun, 16:52 | 4 Jun, 19:01 | 4 Jun, 00:13 | adhika (extra) month |
| Friday, 3 July 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Ashadha · amanta Jyeshtha | 3 Jul, 06:51 | 4 Jul, 08:10 | 3 Jul, 23:15 | — |
| Saturday, 1 August 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Shravana · amanta Ashadha | 1 Aug, 18:38 | 2 Aug, 18:45 | 1 Aug, 21:47 | — |
| Monday, 31 August 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Bhadrapada · amanta Shravana | 31 Aug, 04:22 | 1 Sep, 03:12 | 31 Aug, 20:32 | — |
| Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | Angaraki Chaturthi | Ashwin · amanta Bhadrapada | 29 Sep, 12:40 | 30 Sep, 10:25 | 29 Sep, 19:17 | — |
| Thursday, 29 October 2026 | Karwa Chauth | Kartika · amanta Ashwin | 28 Oct, 19:37 | 29 Oct, 16:41 | 29 Oct, 18:21 | Chaturthi touches no moonrise; kept on the day it is running at sunrise |
| Friday, 27 November 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Margashirsha · amanta Kartika | 27 Nov, 04:19 | 28 Nov, 01:10 | 27 Nov, 18:40 | — |
| Saturday, 26 December 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Pausha · amanta Margashirsha | 26 Dec, 14:35 | 27 Dec, 11:44 | 26 Dec, 19:12 | — |
Times are local to London. The Note column says when the usual rule did not settle the day on its own — a tithi that met its deciding moment on two days, or on none — and which day this page took.
Angaraki Chaturthi, Sakat Chauth and Karwa Chauth in 2026
- Angaraki Chaturthi — Tuesday, 6 January 2026; Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Sakat Chauth — Tuesday, 6 January 2026
- Karwa Chauth — Thursday, 29 October 2026
Sankashti Chaturthi in January 2026
- Tuesday, 6 January 2026 — Angaraki Chaturthi (Sakat Chauth), Krishna paksha, Magha · amanta Pausha; moonrise 20:12 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in February 2026
- Wednesday, 4 February 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Phalguna · amanta Magha; moonrise 20:24 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in March 2026
- Friday, 6 March 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Chaitra · amanta Phalguna; moonrise 21:49 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in April 2026
- Monday, 6 April 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Vaishakha · amanta Chaitra; moonrise 00:14 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in May 2026
- Wednesday, 6 May 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Jyeshtha · amanta Vaishakha; moonrise 01:03 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in June 2026
- Thursday, 4 June 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha; moonrise 00:13 in London — adhika (extra) month
Sankashti Chaturthi in July 2026
- Friday, 3 July 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Ashadha · amanta Jyeshtha; moonrise 23:15 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in August 2026
- Saturday, 1 August 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Shravana · amanta Ashadha; moonrise 21:47 in London
- Monday, 31 August 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Bhadrapada · amanta Shravana; moonrise 20:32 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in September 2026
- Tuesday, 29 September 2026 — Angaraki Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Ashwin · amanta Bhadrapada; moonrise 19:17 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in October 2026
- Thursday, 29 October 2026 — Karwa Chauth, Krishna paksha, Kartika · amanta Ashwin; moonrise 18:21 in London — Chaturthi touches no moonrise; kept on the day it is running at sunrise
Sankashti Chaturthi in November 2026
- Friday, 27 November 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Margashirsha · amanta Kartika; moonrise 18:40 in London
Sankashti Chaturthi in December 2026
- Saturday, 26 December 2026 — Sankashti Chaturthi, Krishna paksha, Pausha · amanta Margashirsha; moonrise 19:12 in London
How the Sankashti Chaturthi date is decided
Sankashti Chaturthi is the Chaturthi of Krishna paksha, and it is decided at moonrise: the fast ends when the Moon is seen, so the day is the one whose moonrise falls inside Chaturthi. Moonrise moves by well over an hour across India — far more than sunrise does — which is why the moonrise time, the number the fast actually turns on, is printed for the city you choose. When Chaturthi is running at moonrise on two evenings, the first is kept; when it touches neither moonrise, the fast is kept on the day Chaturthi is running at sunrise. A Sankashti on a Tuesday is Angaraki Chaturthi. The Magha one is Sakat Chauth and the Kartika one is Karwa Chauth, both in the purnimanta reckoning of North India.
Sankashti Chaturthi 2026 in other cities
The moment that decides the day — sunrise, the evening pradosh or moonrise — differs across India by well over an hour, so the day itself, not only the clock times, can differ between two cities on this list.
This table is recomputed for the city you pick. Those links are variants of this page: each carries a canonical back to the address above and asks search engines not to index it.
Sankashti Chaturthi 2026: common questions
When is Sankashti Chaturthi in 2026?
There are 13 in 2026 for London, all in the table above. The next: Thursday, 29 October 2026 — Karwa Chauth; moonrise 18:21 in London.
How many Sankashti Chaturthis are there in 2026?
13. A lunation is about 29.5 days, so a year holds 12 or 13 of them, and one Gregorian month can hold two.
When is Angaraki Chaturthi 2026?
Tuesday, 6 January 2026; Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
When is Sakat Chauth 2026?
Tuesday, 6 January 2026.
When is Karwa Chauth 2026?
Thursday, 29 October 2026.
What time is moonrise on Sankashti Chaturthi?
The moonrise for London is against every Sankashti in the table. The fast is broken after sighting the Moon and offering arghya, and moonrise moves by more than an hour between Indian cities — switch city above to see yours.
Is Sankashti Chaturthi on the same day everywhere in India?
Not always. The day is decided at sunrise, sunset or moonrise, and all three move with the city, so London and a city far to the west or east can disagree about the day itself. Switch city above and the whole table is recomputed.