Chhath 1976 in Diffa, Niger Sandhya arghya 17:44, Wed 27 Oct
Festival · times in WAT
When is Chhath 1976 in Diffa?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Wednesday 27 October
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17:44Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Thursday 28 October
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06:02Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 1976 page:
Why is Chhath on Wed 27 Oct in Diffa?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Wed 27 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 17:44. Shashthi: 14:05 to 12:20 Thu.
Shashthi ended at 12:20; sunset at 17:44 is Saptami.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 14:05 on Wed 27 Oct to 12:20 on Thu 28 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Wed 27 Oct, at 17:44. 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.