Sankashti Chaturthi in May 2028
The Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī of May 2028: the day kept, its moonrise, and the Chaturthī across the evenings, for your city’s moonrise.
Sankashti in Delhi
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 22:42
Sankashti in Mumbai
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 22:38
Sankashti in Kolkata
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 21:41
Sankashti in Chennai
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 21:55
Sankashti in Bengaluru
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 22:06
Sankashti in Hyderabad
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 22:11
Sankashti in Ahmedabad
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaThursday, 11 May, moonrise 21:57
Sankashti in Pune
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 22:33
Sankashti in Jaipur
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaThursday, 11 May, moonrise 21:53
Sankashti in Lucknow
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 22:22
Sankashti in London
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaThursday, 11 May, moonrise 00:13
Sankashti in New York City
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaThursday, 11 May, moonrise 23:26
Sankashti in Toronto
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaThursday, 11 May, moonrise 00:00
Sankashti in Sydney
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 19:51
Sankashti in Dubai
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaThursday, 11 May, moonrise 21:43
Sankashti in Singapore
- Vaishakha / JyeshthaFriday, 12 May, moonrise 22:25
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Delhi time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at the moonrise on neither Thursday nor Friday, so it is kept on the later day, Friday. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Mumbai time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at the moonrise on neither Thursday nor Friday, so it is kept on the later day, Friday. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Kolkata time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Chennai time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Bengaluru time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Hyderabad time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at the moonrise on neither Thursday nor Friday, so it is kept on the later day, Friday. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47
Thursday, 11 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Ahmedabad time.
Kept on Thursday, 11 May: the Chaturthī is current at Thursday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Pune time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at the moonrise on neither Thursday nor Friday, so it is kept on the later day, Friday. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47
Thursday, 11 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Jaipur time.
Kept on Thursday, 11 May: the Chaturthī is current at Thursday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 21:52 to Fri 12 May, 22:08, Lucknow time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at the moonrise on neither Thursday nor Friday, so it is kept on the later day, Friday. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47
Thursday, 11 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 17:22 to Fri 12 May, 17:38, London time.
Kept on Thursday, 11 May: the Chaturthī is current at Thursday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Thursday, 11 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 12:22 to Fri 12 May, 12:38, New York City time.
Kept on Thursday, 11 May: the Chaturthī is current at Thursday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Thursday, 11 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 12:22 to Fri 12 May, 12:38, Toronto time.
Kept on Thursday, 11 May: the Chaturthī is current at Thursday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Fri 12 May, 02:22 to Sat 13 May, 02:38, Sydney time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Thursday, 11 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Thu 11 May, 20:22 to Fri 12 May, 20:38, Dubai time.
Kept on Thursday, 11 May: the Chaturthī is current at Thursday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 12 May
Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Fri 12 May, 00:22 to Sat 13 May, 00:38, Singapore time.
Kept on Friday, 12 May: the Chaturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Vīramitrodaya, with the page for each.
When is Sankashti Chaturthi in May 2028?
In Delhi: Friday, 12 May, moonrise at 22:42.
What is Sankashti Chaturthi?
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
Why does the date differ between cities?
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.
What is Sankatahara Chaturthi?
Saṅkaṭahara Caturthī is the South Indian name for the same vow, and the dates here apply to it.
What is Angaraki Sankashti?
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
How the days are found
Read the methodology- The day kept
- The dark-fortnight Chaturthī current at moonrise. When it is current at both moonrises, the earlier day, joined with Tṛtīyā, is kept, with the later day noted, and at neither, the later day.
- Moonrise
- The visible rise: the Moon’s upper limb, with refraction, for the chosen city. The texts do not say; this is our convention.
- The fortnight
- Krishna paksha, by common practice. The texts read do not state the fortnight.
- Sources
- Nirṇaya-sindhu, 1898, pp. 47, 73; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 38.
Moonrise of the Moon’s upper limb, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method