Sankashti Chaturthi Moonrise Time by City: November 2026 to January 2027 Dates, Moon Rules and Arghya

Quick answer: the next three Sankashti Chaturthis are Ganadhipa Sankashti on Friday 27 November 2026, Akhuratha Sankashti on Saturday 26 December 2026 and Sakat Chauth (Lambodara Sankashti) on Monday 25 January 2027 in India. In Delhi the moon rises at about 8:13 PM, 8:14 PM and 9:12 PM on those nights. The date moves by a day in some cities abroad, so check the table for your city and break the fast only after seeing the moon and offering arghya.

Last updated: 23 October 2026

Sankashti Chaturthi is the monthly Ganesha fast of the waning fortnight. Devotees fast from sunrise, worship Ganesha in the evening and end the vrat when the moon rises. This page gives the moonrise time for 28 cities for the next three months, and then the moon rules that decide the date.

Sankashti Chaturthi moonrise time by city, November 2026 to January 2027

How to read the table: each cell is the Sankashti date in that city and the local moonrise time. The times are standard astronomical moonrise for the city centre (upper edge of the moon on a flat horizon), the same convention as the US Naval Observatory. Drik Panchang and many apps print a time a few minutes later, and hills or tall buildings can delay the moment you actually see the moon, so allow 10 to 15 minutes.

Clocks used: every time is local clock time for that city. US cities and Toronto are on standard time from 1 November (EST, CST, PST). Under the new provincial rules, Vancouver stays on UTC−7, Calgary and Edmonton on UTC−6 and Winnipeg on UTC−5 all winter. Some apps, including Drik Panchang, still show Winnipeg an hour earlier; our Winnipeg times use UTC−5. London is on GMT, Frankfurt on CET, Sydney and Melbourne on AEDT and Auckland on NZDT. Dubai is GST, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur UTC+8, Durban SAST.

Where the Sankashti date differs by city

• Ganadhipa Sankashti: Fri 27 Nov in all 28 cities in the table.
• Akhuratha Sankashti: Sat 26 Dec in most cities; Sun 27 Dec in Kolkata, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur.
• Lambodara Sankashti / Sakat Chauth: Mon 25 Jan in most cities; Sun 24 Jan in Dallas, Bay Area (San Jose), Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver (BC), Calgary (AB), Edmonton (AB).

In several cities (for example Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Calgary on 27 November, and Kolkata, Singapore and Sydney on 27 December) the moon rises just after Chaturthi has ended on both possible evenings. Drik Panchang then keeps the day on which Chaturthi ends, and our table does the same; the fast is still completed at that night's moonrise.

Chaturthi tithi times

• Ganadhipa Sankashti: Krishna Chaturthi in India (IST) from 9:48 AM on 27 November to 6:39 AM on 28 November. New York: 11:18 PM on 26 November to 8:09 PM on 27 November. London: 4:18 AM on 27 November to 1:09 AM on 28 November.
• Akhuratha Sankashti: India (IST): 8:04 PM on 26 December to 5:12 PM on 27 December. New York: 9:34 AM on 26 December to 6:42 AM on 27 December.
• Lambodara Sankashti / Sakat Chauth: India (IST): 8:10 AM on 25 January to 6:00 AM on 26 January 2027. New York: 9:40 PM on 24 January to 7:30 PM on 25 January.

Tithi times are from Drik Panchang (Delhi, New York and London pages, checked 23 October 2026). Do not convert India's moonrise abroad; use your own city's row.

The moon rules, explained

How to offer chandra arghya

• Fill a small copper or steel pot with clean water; add a little milk, a few grains of rice and a flower if you like.
• Stand facing the moon, or the eastern sky if it is hidden, and pour the water in a thin stream while praying to Ganesha and the moon.
• Offer a lamp and incense, look at the moon for a moment, and bow.
• Take the prasad (modak, ladoo or fruit offered to Ganesha) and then break the fast with a light meal.

Sankashti vidhi in brief

• Morning: bathe, light a lamp before Ganesha and make a simple sankalpa (resolve) to keep the fast.
• Day: fast according to your health: fruit and milk, a single meal or a full fast.
• Evening: offer durva grass, red flowers, modak or ladoo, and chant a Ganesha mantra or stotram; read the month's Sankashti katha if your family has the booklet.
• Moonrise: see the moon, offer arghya and then eat.

A short mantra many families chant 108 times:

ॐ गं गणपतये नमः॥

oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ||

Meaning: salutations to Ganapati, whose seed sound is 'gam'.

The Sankashti katha in short

The story most families tell links Ganesha and the moon. As it is commonly told, Chandra once laughed at Ganesha's form, and Ganesha cursed him. When the moon repented, the curse was softened, and the moon came to be honoured on the Chaturthi of the waning fortnight, the night devotees end their Ganesha fast by looking at him. Each month's Sankashti also has its own short katha in vrat booklets; Sakat Chauth in January is linked in North India with a mother's prayer for her children's well-being. Families tell these stories in different ways, so follow your own tradition.

Health note: fasting is a personal discipline, not a test of endurance. Children, older people, pregnant or breastfeeding women and anyone with diabetes, low blood pressure, an eating disorder or regular medication should talk to a doctor first, and can keep a fruit-and-milk fast, a single simple meal or just the puja instead. Drink water unless your doctor is happy with a waterless fast, and stop fasting if you feel faint or unwell. Nothing here promises a particular result; the vrat is an offering of attention and devotion.

How we worked out these times

Dates and moonrise times are calculated with HinduTone's panchang calculator, using the rule that Chaturthi must be running at local moonrise. We checked every date against Drik Panchang's Sankashti lists for Delhi, Kolkata, New York, London and Singapore, and against Drik's day panchang for Hyderabad, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sydney and Dubai. All dates agreed. Moonrise times are standard astronomical times and run a few minutes earlier than Drik's.

Frequently asked questions

When is the next Sankashti Chaturthi?

Ganadhipa Sankashti is on Friday 27 November 2026 in every city in our table. Akhuratha Sankashti follows on Saturday 26 December 2026 in India, North America and Europe, and on Sunday 27 December in Kolkata, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. Sakat Chauth (Lambodara Sankashti) is on Monday 25 January 2027 in most cities and on Sunday 24 January in Dallas, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.

What is the Sankashti moonrise time in Delhi and New York?

Delhi: 8:13 PM on 27 November, 8:14 PM on 26 December and 9:12 PM on 25 January. New York: 7:43 PM, 7:56 PM and 9:15 PM on the same dates. These are standard astronomical moonrise times; Drik Panchang and many apps list a time about 5 to 9 minutes later, so break the fast once you actually see the moon.

Why is Sankashti on a different date in some cities?

The vrat is kept on the day when Krishna Paksha Chaturthi is running at moonrise. Chaturthi starts and ends at the same instant worldwide, but moonrise happens at a different local time in each city, so the same tithi can catch the moonrise on different calendar days. When the moon rises outside Chaturthi on both evenings, Drik Panchang keeps the day on which Chaturthi ends, and we follow that.

What if clouds hide the moon on Sankashti?

A widely followed practice is to wait until your local moonrise time, face the east where the moon is rising, offer arghya and then break the fast. Some families wait a little longer in case the sky clears. Follow your family's custom.

Can I use India's moonrise time abroad?

No. Moonrise depends on where you are, so use the time for your own city. Converting India's moonrise into your time zone gives a wrong time, and the date itself can differ.

Editor's note

Editor's note (23 October 2026): this page was upgraded in place with the Sankashti Chaturthi moonrise table for November 2026 to January 2027 across 28 cities, the local clock changes for this winter, and notes on where the date changes. The moon rules from the earlier version are kept. We will add February to April 2027 before the end of January.

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