Chhath 2009 in Finote Selam, Amhara, Ethiopia Sandhya arghya 18:09, Fri 23 Oct
Festival · times in EAT
When is Chhath 2009 in Finote Selam?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:09
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Friday 23 October
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18:09Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Saturday 24 October
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06:20Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2009 page:
Why is Chhath on Fri 23 Oct in Finote Selam?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Fri 23 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:09. Shashthi: 09:38 to 11:49 Sat.
Shashthi ended at 11:49; sunset at 18:09 is Saptami.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 09:38 on Fri 23 Oct to 11:49 on Sat 24 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Fri 23 Oct, at 18:09. 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.