Chand Kab Niklega:- Today, January 6th, Tuesday, the Sakat Mata Chauth fast is being observed. Today is also Sankashti Chaturthi. Therefore, devotees observing the fast are eager to know when the sun will set and when the moon will rise. The Sakat Chauth fast is completed with the worship of the moon. Women eagerly await the moonrise after the evening prayers. Before worshipping the moon, women listen to the Sakat Chauth story, offer laddoos made of sesame seeds and jaggery, and perform the aarti of the moon. Women break their Sakat fast by drinking water.
Sakat Chauth 2026 Moon Time
New Delhi: Around 8:54 PM
Noida: Around 8:54 PM
Ghaziabad: Around 8:54 PM
Faridabad: Around 8:54 PM
Gurugram: Around 8:54 PM
Meerut: Between 8:50–8:55 PM (estimated)
Lucknow: Approximately 8:40–8:50 PM
Agra: Approximately 8:40–8:50 PM
Kanpur: Approximately 8:40–8:50 PM
Mumbai: Approximately 8:45–9:00 PM
Kolkata: Approximately 8:30–8:45 PM
Chennai: Approximately 8:50–9:05 PM
Bengaluru: Approximately 8:55–9:10 PM
Jaipur: Approximately 8:40–8:55 PM
Patna: Approximately 8:35–8:50 PM
Chandigarh: Approximately 8:50–8:55 PM
Bhopal: Approximately 8:50–9:00 PM
Significance of Sakat Chauth
According to religious beliefs, Goddess Parvati observed the Sakat Chauth fast for Lord Ganesha. It is said that mothers who observe this fast according to the prescribed rituals and customs have all the troubles of their children removed, and peace and happiness prevail in the family, along with receiving the special blessings of Lord Ganesha. Seeing the moon at night is mandatory during the Sakat Chauth fast; the fast is broken only after offering Arghya (water offering) to the moon.
Sakat Chauth 2026 Auspicious Time
The Chaturthi tithi will begin at 8:01 AM on January 6th and continue until 6:52 AM on January 7th. Therefore, based on the Udaya Tithi (the tithi at sunrise), the Sakat Chauth festival will be observed on January 6th. The moonrise will be at 8:54 PM tonight.
Aarti of Lord Ganesha
Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Ek Dant Daya Want
Char Bhuja Dhari
Mastak Sindoor Shoye
Muse Ki Sawari
Paan Chadhe Phool Chadhe
Aur Chadhe Mewa
Laduvan Ka Bhog Lage
Sant Kare Seva
Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Andhan Ko aankh Dett kodhin ko kaya
Banjhan ko Garbh dett nirdhan ko maya
Surshyaam sharan aaye safal kije Seva
Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
