Chhath 1983 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:35, Thu 10 Nov
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 1983 in Libode?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:35
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Thursday 10 November
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18:35Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Friday 11 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 1983 page:
Why is Chhath on Thu 10 Nov in Libode?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Thu 10 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:34 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 00:17 Thu.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:35. Shashthi: 00:17 to 02:13 Fri.
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 00:17 on Thu 10 Nov to 02:13 on Fri 11 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Thu 10 Nov, at 18:35. 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.