Chhath 2009 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Sandhya arghya 18:34, Fri 23 Oct
Festival · times in MDT
When is Chhath 2009 in Mapleton?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:34
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Friday 23 October
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18:34Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Saturday 24 October
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07:47Usha 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 Mapleton?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Fri 23 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:36 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 00:38 Fri.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:34. Shashthi: 00:38 to 02:49 Sat.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−6). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 00:38 on Fri 23 Oct to 02:49 on Sat 24 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Fri 23 Oct, at 18:34. 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.