Chhath 2017 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:22, Wed 25 Oct
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 2017 in Libode?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:22
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Wednesday 25 October
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18:22Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Thursday 26 October
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05:12Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2017 page:
Why is Chhath on Wed 25 Oct in Libode?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Wed 25 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:22. Shashthi: 06:08 to 08:45 Thu.
Shashthi ended at 08:45; sunset at 18:23 is Saptami.
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 06:08 on Wed 25 Oct to 08:45 on Thu 26 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Wed 25 Oct, at 18:22. 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.