Chhath 2016 in Diffa, Niger Sandhya arghya 17:41, Sat 5 Nov
Festival · times in WAT
When is Chhath 2016 in Diffa?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
17:41
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Saturday 5 November
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17:41Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Sunday 6 November
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06:05Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2016 page:
Why is Chhath on Sat 5 Nov in Diffa?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Sat 5 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 17:41. Shashthi: 06:17 to 07:46 Sun.
Shashthi ended at 07:46; sunset at 17:41 is Saptami.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 06:17 on Sat 5 Nov to 07:46 on Sun 6 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Sat 5 Nov, at 17:41. 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.