Chhath 1920 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:42, Tue 16 Nov
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 1920 in Maclear?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:42
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Tuesday 16 November
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18:42Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Wednesday 17 November
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04:59Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 1920 page:
Why is Chhath on Tue 16 Nov in Maclear?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Tue 16 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:41 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 04:28 Tue.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:42. Shashthi: 04:28 to 06:59 Wed.
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 04:28 on Tue 16 Nov to 06:59 on Wed 17 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Tue 16 Nov, at 18:42. 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.