Chhath 1908 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:28, Fri 30 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 1908 in Maclear?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:28
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Friday 30 October
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18:28Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Saturday 31 October
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05:11Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 1908 page:
Why is Chhath on Fri 30 Oct in Maclear?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Fri 30 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:28. Shashthi: 07:59 to 06:45 Sat.
Shashthi ended at 06:45; sunset at 18:29 is Saptami.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 07:59 on Fri 30 Oct to 06:45 on Sat 31 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Fri 30 Oct, at 18:28. No text giving Chhath · Sandhya Arghya’s time was found; sunset is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Kartika Shukla Shashthi
The evening arghya is offered at sunset.
- Smarta
- the evening whose sunset Shashthi holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.