Chhath 2017 in Olean, New York, United States Sandhya arghya 18:16, Wed 25 Oct
Festival · times in EDT
When is Chhath 2017 in Olean?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:16
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Wednesday 25 October
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18:16Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Thursday 26 October
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07:39Usha 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 Olean?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Wed 25 Oct: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:17 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 00:08 Wed.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:16. Shashthi: 00:08 to 02:45 Thu.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−4). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunset. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The evening arghya is offered at sunset. Shashthi runs from 00:08 on Wed 25 Oct to 02:45 on Thu 26 Oct, so it holds sunset only on Wed 25 Oct, at 18:16. 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.