Next Sankashti Chaturthi

No. The next Sankashti Chaturthi in Delhi is on Thursday, 29 October 2026, with moonrise at 20:12.

A vow to Gaṇeśa on the Chaturthī, the fourth tithi, of the dark half of the lunar month, kept on the day the Chaturthī is current at moonrise. The dark half is common practice; the texts read do not state the fortnight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38

In Delhi on Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Moon rises at 20:12. Each city has its own moonrise; choose yours above. Moonrise here is the visible rise, the Moon’s upper limb with refraction; the texts do not say, so this is our convention.

Each date is worked out for the city’s own moonrise. The Chaturthī begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but whether it is current at a city’s moonrise depends on the city, so cities far apart can keep different days.

Saṅkaṭahara Caturthī is the South Indian name for the same vow, and the dates here apply to it.

A Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī that falls on a Tuesday. Śātātapa says a Caturthī on a Tuesday “gives fruit like the equinox”. The name Aṅgārakī is popular; the texts read do not use it. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73