Sakat Chauth 2028

Sakat Chauth in 2028: the Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī of Māgha, its date and the moonrise in your city, with the Vratarāja’s vow.

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Moonrise on Sakat Chauth 2028

75 cities, each in its own time

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City	Sakat Chauth	Moonrise
India
Delhi	Sat 15 Jan	21:31
Mumbai	Sat 15 Jan	21:52
Kolkata	Sat 15 Jan	20:46
Chennai	Sat 15 Jan	21:22
Bengaluru	Sat 15 Jan	21:34
Hyderabad	Sat 15 Jan	21:29
Ahmedabad	Sat 15 Jan	21:52
Pune	Sat 15 Jan	21:48
Surat	Sat 15 Jan	21:51
Jaipur	Sat 15 Jan	21:38
Lucknow	Sat 15 Jan	21:16
Kanpur	Sat 15 Jan	21:19
Nagpur	Sat 15 Jan	21:25
Indore	Sat 15 Jan	21:38
Bhopal	Sat 15 Jan	21:32
Patna	Sat 15 Jan	20:59
Vadodara	Sat 15 Jan	21:50
Ludhiana	Sat 15 Jan	21:36
Agra	Sat 15 Jan	21:28
Nashik	Sat 15 Jan	21:48
Chandigarh	Sat 15 Jan	21:32
Amritsar	Sat 15 Jan	21:40
Jammu	Sat 15 Jan	21:40
Raipur	Sat 15 Jan	21:15
Ranchi	Sat 15 Jan	20:59
Bhubaneswar	Sat 15 Jan	20:57
Guwahati	Sat 15 Jan	20:31
Visakhapatnam	Sat 15 Jan	21:09
Vijayawada	Sat 15 Jan	21:20
Coimbatore	Sat 15 Jan	21:37
Madurai	Sat 15 Jan	21:32
Kochi	Sat 15 Jan	21:40
Thiruvananthapuram	Sat 15 Jan	21:37
Mysuru	Sat 15 Jan	21:38
Mangaluru	Sat 15 Jan	21:45
Rajkot	Sat 15 Jan	22:00
Jodhpur	Sat 15 Jan	21:49
Udaipur	Sat 15 Jan	21:47
Gwalior	Sat 15 Jan	21:28
Jabalpur	Sat 15 Jan	21:21
Meerut	Sat 15 Jan	21:29
Aurangabad	Sat 15 Jan	21:41
Varanasi	Sat 15 Jan	21:08
Ujjain	Sat 15 Jan	21:39
Haridwar	Sat 15 Jan	21:27
Mathura	Sat 15 Jan	21:30
Prayagraj	Sat 15 Jan	21:13
Tirupati	Sat 15 Jan	21:26
Puri	Sat 15 Jan	20:58
Nepal
Kathmandu	Sat 15 Jan	21:12
United Kingdom
London	Fri 14 Jan	19:52
Leicester	Fri 14 Jan	19:55
Birmingham	Fri 14 Jan	19:58
United States
New York City	Fri 14 Jan	20:18
Edison	Fri 14 Jan	20:20
Chicago	Fri 14 Jan	20:14
Houston	Fri 14 Jan	20:56
Dallas	Fri 14 Jan	21:00
San Jose	Fri 14 Jan	20:42
Los Angeles	Fri 14 Jan	20:29
Atlanta	Fri 14 Jan	21:07
Washington	Fri 14 Jan	20:32
Canada
Toronto	Fri 14 Jan	20:38
Brampton	Fri 14 Jan	20:39
Vancouver	Fri 14 Jan	21:37
Australia
Sydney	Sat 15 Jan	22:14
Melbourne	Sat 15 Jan	22:42
New Zealand
Auckland	Sat 15 Jan	22:39
United Arab Emirates
Dubai	Sat 15 Jan	21:34
Abu Dhabi	Sat 15 Jan	21:38
Singapore
Singapore	Sat 15 Jan	22:18
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur	Sat 15 Jan	22:26
Mauritius
Port Louis	Sat 15 Jan	21:34
South Africa
Durban	Fri 14 Jan	20:49
Kenya
Nairobi	Fri 14 Jan	21:05

Moonrise is rounded to the minute: the Moon’s upper limb with refraction, our convention; the texts do not say.

Why the date differs In Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and 50 more cities, the Caturthī is current at the moonrise on neither Friday nor Saturday, so Sakat Chauth is on the later day, Saturday. In London, Leicester, Birmingham and 14 more cities, the Caturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Saturday’s, so Sakat Chauth is on Friday. In Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the Caturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s, so Sakat Chauth is on Saturday. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47

How the day is chosen

Sakat Chauth is the Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī of Māgha: the dark Caturthī current at moonrise. When it is current at both moonrises, the earlier day, joined with the Tṛtīyā; at neither, the later day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47

Friday night or Saturday night in Delhi

Delhi time

Fri 14 Jan, nightFri 14

Sat 15 Jan, nightSat 15 Sakat Chauth

TritiyaTritiyaPanchamiPanchamiChaturthi Fri 23:17 – Sat 20:10Chaturthi Moonrise No ChaturthiNo Chaturthi Moonrise No ChaturthiNo Chaturthi

In Delhi, the Caturthī runs from Fri 23:17 to Sat 20:10: it is current at the moonrise on neither Friday nor Saturday, so Sakat Chauth is on the later day, Saturday. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47

The vow

On the dark Caturthī of Māgha the Vratarāja gives the Saṅkaṣṭa-hara Gaṇapati vow, the vow to Gaṇapati as the remover of distress, by the method of the Nārada-purāṇa. Vratarāja ff. 82⁠–⁠86
Gaṇapati is worshipped with his twenty-one names, with dūrvā grass, leaves and flowers. Vratarāja ff. 82⁠–⁠86
The naivedya is modakas fried in ghee, with sesame laddus. Vratarāja ff. 82⁠–⁠86
Sakat is the popular form of saṅkaṭa, distress.

Questions

From the Nirṇaya-sindhu, p. 47, and the Vratarāja, ff. 82⁠–⁠86.

When is Sakat Chauth 2028?

In Delhi, on Saturday, 15 January 2028, with moonrise at 21:31. In London, Leicester, Birmingham and 14 more cities, it is Friday, 14 January. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47

What time is moonrise on Sakat Chauth in my city?

The table above gives the moonrise on Sakat Chauth for every listed city, in its own time. Moonrise here is the visible rise, the Moon’s upper limb with refraction, to the minute; the texts do not say, so this is our convention.

Is Sakat Chauth a Sankashti Chaturthi?

Yes. It is the Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī of Māgha, kept by the same rule, the dark Caturthī current at moonrise. The Vratarāja gives it a vow of its own, the Saṅkaṣṭa-hara Gaṇapati vow. Vratarāja ff. 82⁠–⁠86

Why are sesame laddus offered?

The Vratarāja’s vow for this day gives the naivedya as modakas fried in ghee, with sesame laddus. The texts read do not give a reason. Vratarāja ff. 82⁠–⁠86

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

The Moon rises at a different moment at each place, and each city’s clock is its own. The Caturthī is one span everywhere, so a city where it is not current at that evening’s moonrise can keep another day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47

How the day is found

Read the methodology

The day: The dark Caturthī of Māgha (pūrṇimānta; amānta Pauṣa), current at moonrise. When it is current at both moonrises, the earlier day, joined with the Tṛtīyā, is kept, and at neither, the later day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47, as for every Saṅkaṣṭī.
Moonrise: The Moon’s upper limb at the horizon, with refraction, rounded to the nearest minute: our convention, as on the Sankashti pages.
The vow: The Saṅkaṣṭa-hara Gaṇapati vow with its twenty-one names and its naivedya. Vratarāja ff. 82⁠–⁠86.

Moonrise of the Moon’s upper limb, with refraction, to the minute · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method