Sankashti Chaturthi 2026 Dates: All 13, Moonrise by City
Sankashti Chaturthi falls 13 times in 2026. Each date is the day the moonrise rule gives: the day the dark-half Chaturthi holds moonrise, or the later day when it holds neither. Dates are Delhi's; a city that keeps another day shows it. The fast is kept from sunrise until the Moon is seen.
6 January · Lambodara Sankashti
Tuesday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:28 pm · Pune 9:24 pm · Delhi 8:59 pm · Bengaluru 9:14 pm · Hyderabad 9:06 pm · Chennai 9:03 pm.
5 February · Dwijapriya Sankashti
Thursday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:54 pm · Pune 9:50 pm · Delhi 9:39 pm · Bengaluru 9:33 pm · Hyderabad 9:30 pm · Chennai 9:22 pm.
6 March · Bhalachandra Sankashti
Friday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:25 pm · Pune 9:20 pm · Delhi 9:18 pm · Bengaluru 8:59 pm · Hyderabad 9:00 pm · Chennai 8:48 pm.
5 April · Vikata Sankashti
Sunday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:54 pm · Pune 9:49 pm · Delhi 9:58 pm · Bengaluru 9:22 pm · Hyderabad 9:27 pm · Chennai 9:11 pm.
5 May · Ekadanta Sankashti
Tuesday. Moonrise: Mumbai 10:26 pm · Pune 10:21 pm · Delhi 10:35 pm · Bengaluru 9:52 pm · Hyderabad 9:59 pm · Chennai 9:41 pm.
3 June · Vibhuvana Sankashti
Wednesday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:58 pm · Pune 9:53 pm · Delhi 10:04 pm · Bengaluru 9:26 pm · Hyderabad 9:31 pm · Chennai 9:59 pm (Thu 4 Jun).
In Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, the Chaturthi holds both evenings' moonrise, so the rule takes the first, joined with Tritiya.
3 July · Krishnapingala Sankashti
Friday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:58 pm · Pune 9:53 pm · Delhi 9:53 pm · Bengaluru 9:31 pm · Hyderabad 9:33 pm · Chennai 9:20 pm.
2 August · Gajanana Sankashti
Sunday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:43 pm · Pune 9:39 pm · Delhi 9:25 pm · Bengaluru 9:24 pm · Hyderabad 9:20 pm · Chennai 9:13 pm.
31 August · Heramba Sankashti
Monday. Moonrise: Mumbai 8:56 pm · Pune 8:53 pm · Delhi 8:29 pm · Bengaluru 8:43 pm · Hyderabad 8:35 pm · Chennai 8:32 pm.
29 September · Vighnaraja Sankashti
Tuesday. Moonrise: Mumbai 8:20 pm · Pune 8:17 pm · Delhi 7:44 pm · Bengaluru 8:11 pm · Hyderabad 8:00 pm · Chennai 7:59 pm.
29 October · Vakratunda Sankashti
Thursday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:00 pm · Pune 8:58 pm · Delhi 8:17 pm · Bengaluru 8:55 pm · Hyderabad 8:41 pm · Chennai 8:44 pm.
27 November · Ganadhipa Sankashti
Friday. Moonrise: Mumbai 8:59 pm · Pune 8:56 pm · Delhi 8:18 pm · Bengaluru 8:52 pm · Hyderabad 8:39 pm · Chennai 8:40 pm.
26 December · Akhuratha Sankashti
Saturday. Moonrise: Mumbai 8:52 pm · Pune 8:49 pm · Delhi 8:19 pm · Bengaluru 8:42 pm · Hyderabad 8:31 pm · Chennai 8:30 pm.
Moonrise here is the Moon's centre at a flat horizon; buildings, haze or cloud can hide it for some minutes more. Times are local (IST).
Where a city keeps another day, its date is beside its moonrise: the Chaturthi begins close to moonrise there.
The rule
Sankashti Chaturthi is taken on the day it holds moonrise. If it holds moonrise on the later day only, the later; if on both days, the one joined with Tritiya; if on neither, the later.
Why the day is decided at moonrise · Karva Chauth 2026, the Sankashti of Kartika
The day the dark-half Chaturthi holds moonrise, by the rule below. Moonrise is the Moon's centre at the horizon, computed by the Drik method.