Chhath 2020 in Diffa, Niger Sandhya arghya 17:39, Thu 19 Nov
Festival · times in WAT
When is Chhath 2020 in Diffa?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Thursday 19 November
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17:39Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Friday 20 November
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06:11Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2020 page:
Why is Chhath on Thu 19 Nov in Diffa?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Thu 19 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Shashthi at sunset, 17:39. Shashthi: 17:29 to 17:00 Fri.
Shashthi ended at 17:00; sunset at 17:39 is Saptami. Shashthi: 17:29 Thu to 17:00.
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 17:29 on Thu 19 Nov to 17:00 on Fri 20 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Thu 19 Nov, at 17:39. 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.