Chhath 2012 in Hetauda, Bagmati Province, Nepal Sandhya arghya 17:12, Sun 18 Nov
Festival · times in UTC+5:45
When is Chhath 2012 in Hetauda?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
17:12
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Sunday 18 November
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17:12Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Monday 19 November
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06:28Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2012 page:
Why is Chhath on Sun 18 Nov in Hetauda?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Sun 18 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 17:12. Shashthi: 11:39 to 09:46 Mon.
Shashthi ended at 09:46; sunset at 17:11 is Saptami.
One row per day, on one clock (NPT). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 11:39 on Sun 18 Nov to 09:46 on Mon 19 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Sun 18 Nov, at 17:12. 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.