04 Nov 2024 at 09:34 IST
Chhat Puja 2024: The four-day Chhat Puja festival is celebrated in North India every year. Know its dates, sunset and sunrise times, and significance.
Chhat Puja 2024: The four-day Hindu festival of Chhat Puja is celebrated every year. It is dedicated to the worship of Lord Surya and his sister Chhati Maya, the sixth form of Devi Prakriti. It is widely observed in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. According to the Hindu calendar, it is celebrated on the sixth day of the lunar month of Kartika, or Vikram Samvat, six days after Deepavali. Scroll down to find out the correct dates, the meaning of the four days, sunrise and sunset times and more.
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Complete Calendar and Meaning of Chhat Puja 2024:
Here is the complete Chhat Puja calendar according to Panchang:
| Day | Date |
|---|---|
| We are Hai | November 5 |
| Lokhand and Kharna | November 6 |
| Chhat Pooja or Sandhya Argya | November 7 |
| Usha Arghya or Parana Day | November 8 |
Day 1: Let’s go
Nahai Khai is the first day of Chhath Puja celebrations. This marks the beginning of a festive four-day holiday. On this day, women observing the Chhat (vrat) fast eat only once and devotees take a holy bath.
Day 2: Lokhanda and Kharna
Kharna or Lokhanda marks the second day of the Chhat Puja festival. On this day, devotees observe nirjala vrat (fasting without drinking a single drop of water). Fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset. After sunset, believers break their fast and offer food to the Sun god.
Day 3: Chhat Puja or Sandhya Arghya
The third day of Chhat Puja is celebrated as Sandhya Argya. On this day Argya is sacrificed to the Sun god at dusk and the fast continues throughout the night.
Day 4: Usha Arghya or Parana Day
The fourth and last day of Chhath is known as Usha Arghya or Parana Day. It is dedicated to the offering of Argya to the rising sun. On this day, believers break their 36-hour fast after making offerings to the Sun God.
Chhat Puja 2024: Sunset and Sunrise Timings
Check out the sunset and sunrise times for the four days of the festival, according to Drick Panchang:
| Day | Sunrise time | Sunset time |
|---|---|---|
| We are Hai | 6:36 am | 17:33 |
| Lokhand and Kharna | 6:37 am | 17:32 |
| Chhat Pooja or Sandhya Argya | 6:38 am | 17:32 |
| Usha Arghya or Parana Day | 6:38 am | 17:31 |
Chhat Puja 2024: Chhat Puja Timings
Shashti Tithi starts at 00:41 on 7 November 2024
Shashthi Tithi Ends – 00:34 AM on 8 November 2024
Chhat Puja timings are from 6:38 AM to 5:32 AM
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