🪷 छठ पूजा · Chhaṭh Pūjā

📅 When is Chhaṭh Pūjā?

YearDateDay
20252025-10-27Monday
2026 (this year)2026-11-15Sunday
20272027-11-04Thursday
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.
Associated deity: Sūrya + Chhaṭhī Mātā

Tradition

Tradition: Regional

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 6,
  "tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
  "lunar_month": "Kārtika"
}
Precedence: 2 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output

Sources and Connected Observances

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Chhaṭh Pūjālocal festival mūrti-page · Regional/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceChhaṭh Pūjā computed on Monday, 2025-10-272026 occurrenceChhaṭh Pūjā computed on Sunday, 2026-11-152027 occurrenceChhaṭh Pūjā computed on Thursday, 2027-11-04BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation