Chhath 2026 in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa Sandhya arghya 18:37, Sun 15 Nov
Festival · times in SAST
When is Chhath 2026 in Rustenburg?
Chhath Sandhya arghya: what time?
Chhath timings: sandhya arghya, usha arghya
- Sunday 15 November
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18:37Sandhya arghyaat sunset · Tithika’s convention
- Monday 16 November
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05:14Usha arghyaat sunrise · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Chhath 2026 page:
Why is Chhath on Sun 15 Nov in Rustenburg?
Chhath · Sandhya Arghya is on Sun 15 Nov: Shashthi holds sunset that evening.
Sunset at 18:36 is Panchami; Shashthi begins at 19:54. Shashthi: 19:54 to 22:31 Sun.
Shashthi at sunset, 18:37. Shashthi: 19:54 Sat to 22:31.
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 19:54 on Sat 14 Nov to 22:31 on Sun 15 Nov, so it holds sunset only on Sun 15 Nov, at 18:37. 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.