Sankashti Chaturthi in October 2028
The Saṅkaṣṭī Caturthī of October 2028: the day kept, its moonrise, and the Chaturthī across the evenings, for your city’s moonrise.
Sankashti in Delhi
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:01
Sankashti in Mumbai
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:40
Sankashti in Kolkata
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 19:29
Sankashti in Chennai
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:21
Sankashti in Bengaluru
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:33
Sankashti in Hyderabad
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:20
Sankashti in Ahmedabad
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:33
Sankashti in Pune
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:37
Sankashti in Jaipur
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:11
Sankashti in Lucknow
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 19:50
Sankashti in London
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 19:28
Sankashti in New York City
- Ashwin / KartikaFriday, 6 October, moonrise 19:39
Sankashti in Toronto
- Ashwin / KartikaFriday, 6 October, moonrise 19:52
Sankashti in Sydney
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 22:31
Sankashti in Dubai
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 20:10
Sankashti in Singapore
- Ashwin / KartikaSaturday, 7 October, moonrise 21:36
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Delhi time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Mumbai time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Kolkata time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Chennai time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Bengaluru time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Hyderabad time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Ahmedabad time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Pune time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Jaipur time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 03:35 to Sun 8 Oct, 04:51, Lucknow time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Fri 6 Oct, 23:05 to Sun 8 Oct, 00:21, London time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 6 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Fri 6 Oct, 18:05 to Sat 7 Oct, 19:21, New York City time.
Kept on Friday, 6 October: the Chaturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Friday, 6 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Fri 6 Oct, 18:05 to Sat 7 Oct, 19:21, Toronto time.
Kept on Friday, 6 October: the Chaturthī is current at Friday’s moonrise and not at Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 09:05 to Sun 8 Oct, 10:21, Sydney time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 02:05 to Sun 8 Oct, 03:21, Dubai time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 47; Vīramitrodaya p. 38
Saturday, 7 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna ChaturthiChaturthi from Sat 7 Oct, 06:05 to Sun 8 Oct, 07:21, Singapore time.
Kept on Saturday, 7 October: the Chaturthī is current at Saturday’s moonrise and not at Friday’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 October 2028?
In Delhi: Saturday, 7 October, moonrise at 20:01.
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