Chhath 1999 in Diffa, Niger Sandhya arghya 17:39, Sat 13 Nov
Festival · times in WAT
When is Chhath 1999 in Diffa?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Saturday 13 November
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17:39Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Sunday 14 November
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06:08Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 1999 page:
Why is Chhath on Sat 13 Nov in Diffa?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Sat 13 Nov: Shashthi touches sunset on both evenings, and the earlier is taken.
Shashthi at sunset, 17:39. Shashthi: 17:19 to 19:37 Sun.
Shashthi at sunset, 17:39. Shashthi: 17:19 Sat to 19:37.
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 17:19 on Sat 13 Nov to 19:37 on Sun 14 Nov, holding as much of sunset on both evenings. The Nirnayasindhu then takes the earlier: Sat 13 Nov. 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.