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