Chhath 1916 in Diffa, Niger Sandhya arghya 17:13, Tue 31 Oct
Festival · times in UTC+0:30
When is Chhath 1916 in Diffa?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
17:13
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Tuesday 31 October
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17:13Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Wednesday 1 November
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05:33Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 1916 page:
Why is Chhath on Tue 31 Oct in Diffa?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Tue 31 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 15:43. Shashthi: 10:02 to 07:54 Wed.
Shashthi ended at 07:54; sunset at 15:42 is Saptami.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+0:30). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 10:02 on Tue 31 Oct to 07:54 on Wed 1 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Tue 31 Oct, at 15:43. 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.