Chhath 2015 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:43, Tue 17 Nov
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 2015 in Maclear?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:43
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Tuesday 17 November
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18:43Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Wednesday 18 November
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04:58Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2015 page:
Why is Chhath on Tue 17 Nov in Maclear?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Tue 17 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:42 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 22:52.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:43. Shashthi: 22:52 Mon to 22:13.
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 22:52 on Mon 16 Nov to 22:13 on Tue 17 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Tue 17 Nov, at 18:43. 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.