Chhath 2018 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:38, Tue 13 Nov
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 2018 in Libode?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Sandhya arghya
18:38
Tithika’s convention
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Tuesday 13 November
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18:38Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Wednesday 14 November
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04:57Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2018 page:
Why is Chhath on Tue 13 Nov in Libode?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Tue 13 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:37 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 22:21.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:38. Shashthi: 22:21 Mon to 00:52 Wed.
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 22:21 on Mon 12 Nov to 00:52 on Wed 14 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Tue 13 Nov, at 18:38. 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.