Chhath 1990 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:23, Wed 24 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 1990 in Maclear?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:23
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Wednesday 24 October
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18:23Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Thursday 25 October
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05:17Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 1990 page:
Why is Chhath on Wed 24 Oct in Maclear?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Wed 24 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:22 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 04:57 Wed.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:23. Shashthi: 04:57 to 07:27 Thu.
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 04:57 on Wed 24 Oct to 07:27 on Thu 25 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Wed 24 Oct, at 18:23. 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.