Chhath 2014 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:25, Wed 29 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 2014 in Libode?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:25
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Wednesday 29 October
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18:25Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Thursday 30 October
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05:09Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2014 page:
Why is Chhath on Wed 29 Oct in Libode?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Wed 29 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:25 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 21:17.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:25. Shashthi: 21:17 Tue to 19:40.
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 21:17 on Tue 28 Oct to 19:40 on Wed 29 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Wed 29 Oct, at 18:25. 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.