Sankashti Chaturthi · 2026
Vikata Sankashti 2026 — Sunday, 5 April 2026
Vikata Sankashti falls on Sunday, 5 April 2026 in New Delhi. Moonrise in New Delhi is at 9:54 PM.
Computed for New Delhi
Sunday, 5 April 2026
- Tithi
- Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Apr, 12:00 PM – 6 Apr, 2:11 PM
- Lunar month
- Vaishakha (purnimanta) / Chaitra (amanta)
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:06 AM / 6:41 PM
- Moonrise
- 9:54 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
Vikata Sankashti, 5 Apr 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 | 9:59 PM | 6 min later | 6:56 PM |
| AmritsarPunjab | 10:11 PM | 18 min later | 6:52 PM |
| BengaluruKarnataka | 9:18 PM | 36 min earlier | 6:31 PM |
| BhopalMadhya Pradesh | 9:40 PM | 14 min earlier | 6:37 PM |
| Chandigarh | 10:01 PM | 7 min later | 6:44 PM |
| ChennaiTamil Nadu | 9:07 PM | 47 min earlier | 6:20 PM |
| DehradunUttarakhand | 9:54 PM | 1 min later | 6:38 PM |
| Delhi | 9:54 PM | same as Delhi | 6:41 PM |
| GuwahatiAssam | 8:47 PM | 66 min earlier | 5:41 PM |
| HyderabadTelangana | 9:23 PM | 31 min earlier | 6:30 PM |
| IndoreMadhya Pradesh | 9:45 PM | 8 min earlier | 6:43 PM |
| JaipurRajasthan | 9:55 PM | 2 min later | 6:45 PM |
| JammuJammu and Kashmir | 10:14 PM | 21 min later | 6:53 PM |
| KanpurUttar Pradesh | 9:35 PM | 18 min earlier | 6:27 PM |
| KolkataWest Bengal | 8:53 PM | 61 min earlier | 5:53 PM |
| LucknowUttar Pradesh | 9:34 PM | 20 min earlier | 6:25 PM |
| LudhianaPunjab | 10:05 PM | 12 min later | 6:48 PM |
| MumbaiMaharashtra | 9:50 PM | 4 min earlier | 6:53 PM |
| NagpurMaharashtra | 9:28 PM | 25 min earlier | 6:29 PM |
| PatnaBihar | 9:13 PM | 40 min earlier | 6:07 PM |
| PrayagrajUttar Pradesh | 9:27 PM | 27 min earlier | 6:20 PM |
| PuneMaharashtra | 9:44 PM | 9 min earlier | 6:49 PM |
| RanchiJharkhand | 9:07 PM | 46 min earlier | 6:05 PM |
| SuratGujarat | 9:54 PM | 1 min later | 6:54 PM |
| VaranasiUttar Pradesh | 9:21 PM | 32 min earlier | 6:16 PM |
Another city, and the next 7 days: moonrise today in every city.
About this day
In Vaishakha he is worshipped as Vikata, “the one of unusual form”, a reminder that the divine need not look the way we expect.
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 Vikata Sankashti 2026?
Vikata Sankashti is on Sunday, 5 April 2026 (New Delhi). Krishna Chaturthi tithi runs from 5 Apr, 12:00 PM – 6 Apr, 2:11 PM.
What time is moonrise on Vikata Sankashti?
In New Delhi the moon rises at 9:54 PM on 5 April 2026. Other cities are in the table below.