The direct answer: Sankashti Chaturthi 2026 Dates & Moonrise Time: All Sankashti Chaturthi dates of 2026 with moonrise time for each vrat day, Angarak Sankashti (Tuesday) flags, and the exact Krishna Chaturthi window — computed from the observed sky, with parana rules, puja vidhi and the vrat katha. AskSoma publishes this at asksoma.ai/panchang/vrat/sankashti-chaturthi-2026 as a free Vedic astrology resource using Swiss Ephemeris calculations and classical Jyotish interpretation — not generic sun-sign copy.
All Sankashti Chaturthi dates of 2026 with moonrise time for each vrat day, Angarak Sankashti (Tuesday) flags, and the exact Krishna Chaturthi window — computed from the observed sky, with parana rules, puja vidhi and the vrat katha.
Sankashti Chaturthi is the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi (4th tithi after Purnima), observed monthly in honour of Lord Ganesha. Devotees fast until moonrise and break the fast after sighting the moon.
Each Sankashti has a distinct name (Vakratunda, Krishnapingala, Bhalachandra, etc.). The Mahasankashti falling in Magha is considered the most auspicious of all twelve.
The vrat is kept on the day whose moonrise falls inside the Krishna Chaturthi window — the fast breaks only after sighting the moon. Tuesday dates are Angarak(i) Sankashti, the most sought of the cycle.
| Date | Moonrise (IST) | Chaturthi begins | Chaturthi ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 January 2026 · Angarak | 20:54 | 08:08 on 6 Jan | 06:58 on 7 Jan |
| Thu 5 February 2026 | 21:35 | 00:08 on 5 Feb | 00:22 on 6 Feb |
| Fri 6 March 2026 | 21:14 | 17:58 on 6 Mar | 19:23 on 7 Mar |
| Sun 5 April 2026 | 21:53 | 12:12 on 5 Apr | 14:22 on 6 Apr |
| Tue 5 May 2026 · Angarak | 22:30 | 05:35 on 5 May | 08:04 on 6 May |
| Wed 3 June 2026 | 21:59 | 21:26 on 3 Jun | 23:41 on 4 Jun |
| Fri 3 July 2026 | 21:49 | 11:18 on 3 Jul | 12:45 on 4 Jul |
| Sun 2 August 2026 | 21:20 | 22:59 on 1 Aug | 23:13 on 2 Aug |
| Mon 31 August 2026 | 20:25 | 08:45 on 31 Aug | 07:38 on 1 Sep |
| Tue 29 September 2026 · Angarak | 19:39 | 17:18 on 29 Sep | 15:04 on 30 Sep |
| Thu 29 October 2026 | 20:10 | 01:34 on 29 Oct | 22:37 on 29 Oct |
| Fri 27 November 2026 | 20:11 | 10:25 on 27 Nov | 07:15 on 28 Nov |
| Sun 27 December 2026 | 21:21 | 20:33 on 26 Dec | 17:39 on 27 Dec |
When the tithi boundary falls within minutes of moonrise, published calendars can differ by a day. The window times above show exactly where that happens — the date is computed, not copied.
Computed 2026-10-01 · dates resolved for New Delhi, IST — the reference meridian printed panchangs use. The same tithi can resolve to a different civil date elsewhere on Earth.
The fast is broken (Chandrodaya Parana) after sighting the moon — typically 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM local time, varying by month and city. Offer arghya (water) to the moon first, then break the fast with the prasad offered to Ganesha (modaks or laddoos are traditional).
When Lord Ganesha was beheaded by Shiva and restored with an elephant head, Parvati declared that whoever fasts on Krishna Chaturthi and worships her son would have all obstacles removed. The Mahabharata records that Yudhishthira observed Sankashti to reclaim his kingdom from the Kauravas.
Every Krishna Chaturthi of 2026 is listed above with the moonrise time for New Delhi, since the fast is broken only after moonrise. Angarki Sankashti (a Tuesday) is marked separately.
The vrat is completed after sighting the moon and offering arghya. Because the moon rises at a different clock time each month and each city, the moonrise column, not sunset, sets the parana.
A Sankashti Chaturthi that falls on a Tuesday (Mangalvar, ruled by Angaraka or Mars). It is held to carry the merit of a full year of Sankashti fasts.
Yes. A phalahar (fruit and milk) fast is widely followed. The essentials are Ganesha puja during the day, the Sankashti katha, and arghya to the moon after moonrise.
Positions from the shared Lahiri-sidereal ephemeris; sunrise by the NOAA solar calculator. Every date above is computed, not stored. How AskSoma computes things.
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