Chhath 1998 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Sandhya arghya 17:28, Mon 26 Oct
Festival · times in EET
When is Chhath 1998 in Sofia?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
17:28
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Monday 26 October
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17:28Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Tuesday 27 October
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06:54Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 1998 page:
Why is Chhath on Mon 26 Oct in Sofia?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Mon 26 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 17:29 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 23:31.
Shashthi at sunset, 17:28. Shashthi: 23:31 Sun to 00:53 Tue.
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 23:31 on Sun 25 Oct to 00:53 on Tue 27 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Mon 26 Oct, at 17:28. 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.