Sankashti Chaturthi · 2026
Akhuratha Sankashti 2026 — Saturday, 26 December 2026
Akhuratha Sankashti falls on Saturday, 26 December 2026 in New Delhi. Moonrise in New Delhi is at 8:14 PM.
Computed for New Delhi
Saturday, 26 December 2026
- Tithi
- Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Dec, 8:05 PM – 27 Dec, 5:13 PM
- Lunar month
- Pausha (purnimanta) / Margashirsha (amanta)
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:11 AM / 5:31 PM
- Moonrise
- 8:14 PM
Rule: Krishna Chaturthi prevailing at moonrise; the fast ends when the moon is seen. If on both days, the first.
Sankashti is kept on the day Krishna Chaturthi is running at moonrise, and the fast ends with an offering to the moon. Moonrise differs by city: the table below has 25.
All times come from our own engine for New Delhi’s sunrise, sunset and moonrise. In another city they shift by some minutes, and occasionally the day moves. Your city’s panchang
Akhuratha Sankashti, 26 Dec 2026: moonrise by city
Each city's own moonrise (IST) from our engine: the moon's upper edge on the true horizon, with standard refraction and lunar parallax. Seeing it over rooftops or hills can take a few minutes more.
| City | Moonrise | vs Delhi | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| AhmedabadGujarat | 8:43 PM | 29 min later | 6:01 PM |
| AmritsarPunjab | 8:18 PM | 4 min later | 5:33 PM |
| BengaluruKarnataka | 8:37 PM | 24 min later | 6:01 PM |
| BhopalMadhya Pradesh | 8:22 PM | 9 min later | 5:42 PM |
| Chandigarh | 8:12 PM | 2 min earlier | 5:28 PM |
| ChennaiTamil Nadu | 8:26 PM | 12 min later | 5:50 PM |
| DehradunUttarakhand | 8:07 PM | 6 min earlier | 5:24 PM |
| Delhi | 8:14 PM | same as Delhi | 5:31 PM |
| GuwahatiAssam | 7:17 PM | 56 min earlier | 4:38 PM |
| HyderabadTelangana | 8:27 PM | 14 min later | 5:49 PM |
| IndoreMadhya Pradesh | 8:30 PM | 16 min later | 5:49 PM |
| JaipurRajasthan | 8:23 PM | 9 min later | 5:40 PM |
| JammuJammu and Kashmir | 8:16 PM | 2 min later | 5:31 PM |
| KanpurUttar Pradesh | 8:04 PM | 9 min earlier | 5:23 PM |
| KolkataWest Bengal | 7:38 PM | 36 min earlier | 4:59 PM |
| LucknowUttar Pradesh | 8:01 PM | 12 min earlier | 5:20 PM |
| LudhianaPunjab | 8:15 PM | 2 min later | 5:31 PM |
| MumbaiMaharashtra | 8:48 PM | 34 min later | 6:08 PM |
| NagpurMaharashtra | 8:19 PM | 5 min later | 5:39 PM |
| PatnaBihar | 7:46 PM | 28 min earlier | 5:06 PM |
| PrayagrajUttar Pradesh | 8:00 PM | 14 min earlier | 5:19 PM |
| PuneMaharashtra | 8:45 PM | 31 min later | 6:05 PM |
| RanchiJharkhand | 7:49 PM | 25 min earlier | 5:10 PM |
| SuratGujarat | 8:45 PM | 31 min later | 6:04 PM |
| VaranasiUttar Pradesh | 7:55 PM | 18 min earlier | 5:15 PM |
Another city, and the next 7 days: moonrise today in every city.
About this day
In Pausha he is Akhuratha, “the one whose chariot is the mouse”.
How Sankashti Chaturthi is kept
- The fast begins at sunrise and ends only after moonrise; the moonrise time for your place is shown in the list.
- During the day many take fruit, milk, sabudana, peanuts or sweet potato, and some keep a nirjala fast. These are customs, and every family has its own way.
- Ganesha is worshipped in the evening with durva grass, red flowers and modak or ladoo, and the Sankashti katha for that month is read.
- When the moon rises, water mixed with a little milk, sandal and rice is offered to it (chandra arghya), and the fast is broken with the prasad and a simple meal.
- On a cloudy night, many break the fast at the moonrise time by offering water towards the moon’s direction, or after the Ganesha puja.
- Those who are pregnant, elderly, diabetic or unwell need not go without food all day; a lighter fast with fruit and milk, or simply the evening prayer, is enough. Ask a doctor if you have a health condition.
Questions people ask
When is Akhuratha Sankashti 2026?
Akhuratha Sankashti is on Saturday, 26 December 2026 (New Delhi). Krishna Chaturthi tithi runs from 26 Dec, 8:05 PM – 27 Dec, 5:13 PM.
What time is moonrise on Akhuratha Sankashti?
In New Delhi the moon rises at 8:14 PM on 26 December 2026. Other cities are in the table below.