Vrat calendar · Kathmandu
When is the next Sankashti Chaturthi?
The next Sankashti Chaturthi is Karwa Chauth on Thursday, 29 October 2026; moonrise 19:55 in Kathmandu.
- Computed from the Moon and the Sun for Kathmandu 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 dates for the next twelve months
| Date | Name | Hindu month (purnimanta) | Tithi begins | Tithi ends | Moonrise | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 29 October 2026 | Karwa Chauth | Kartika · amanta Ashwin | 29 Oct, 01:22 | 29 Oct, 22:26 | 29 Oct, 19:55 | — |
| Friday, 27 November 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Margashirsha · amanta Kartika | 27 Nov, 10:04 | 28 Nov, 06:55 | 27 Nov, 19:56 | — |
| Sunday, 27 December 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Pausha · amanta Margashirsha | 26 Dec, 20:21 | 27 Dec, 17:28 | 27 Dec, 21:04 | Chaturthi touches no moonrise; kept on the day it is running at sunrise |
| Monday, 25 January 2027 | Sakat Chauth | Magha · amanta Pausha | 25 Jan, 08:25 | 26 Jan, 06:15 | 25 Jan, 20:53 | — |
| Wednesday, 24 February 2027 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Phalguna · amanta Magha | 23 Feb, 22:04 | 24 Feb, 20:56 | 24 Feb, 21:38 | Chaturthi touches no moonrise; kept on the day it is running at sunrise |
| Thursday, 25 March 2027 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Chaitra · amanta Phalguna | 25 Mar, 12:53 | 26 Mar, 12:58 | 25 Mar, 21:23 | — |
| Saturday, 24 April 2027 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Vaishakha · amanta Chaitra | 24 Apr, 04:36 | 25 Apr, 05:57 | 24 Apr, 22:05 | — |
| Sunday, 23 May 2027 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Jyeshtha · amanta Vaishakha | 23 May, 20:57 | 24 May, 23:14 | 23 May, 21:37 | Chaturthi is at moonrise on Monday, 24 May 2027 too; the first is kept |
| Tuesday, 22 June 2027 | Angaraki Chaturthi | Ashadha · amanta Jyeshtha | 22 Jun, 13:23 | 23 Jun, 15:58 | 22 Jun, 21:32 | — |
| Thursday, 22 July 2027 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Shravana · amanta Ashadha | 22 Jul, 05:02 | 23 Jul, 07:12 | 22 Jul, 21:04 | — |
| Friday, 20 August 2027 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Bhadrapada · amanta Shravana | 20 Aug, 19:09 | 21 Aug, 20:20 | 20 Aug, 20:05 | — |
| Sunday, 19 September 2027 | Sankashti Chaturthi | Ashwin · amanta Bhadrapada | 19 Sep, 07:24 | 20 Sep, 07:24 | 19 Sep, 19:46 | — |
Times are local to Kathmandu. 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.
Sankashti Chaturthi by year
Angaraki Chaturthi, Sakat Chauth and Karwa Chauth
- Angaraki Chaturthi — Tuesday, 22 June 2027
- Sakat Chauth — Monday, 25 January 2027
- Karwa Chauth — Thursday, 29 October 2026
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 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: common questions
When is the next Sankashti Chaturthi?
Thursday, 29 October 2026 — Karwa Chauth; moonrise 19:55 in Kathmandu.
When is Angaraki Chaturthi?
Tuesday, 22 June 2027.
When is Sakat Chauth?
Monday, 25 January 2027.
When is Karwa Chauth?
Thursday, 29 October 2026.
What time is moonrise on Sankashti Chaturthi?
The moonrise for Kathmandu 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 Kathmandu and a city far to the west or east can disagree about the day itself. Switch city above and the whole table is recomputed.