Chhat Puja 2024: Know Exact Dates and Timings for Evening and Morning Prayers

Latest update:01 Nov 2024, 12:13 IST

Chhat Puja 2024: As this four-day festival approaches, astrologer and Vastu expert Rakesh Chaturvedi shares the auspicious time to offer Arghya to the sun and details of when the Chhat Puja rituals will take place

Devotees observe a 36-hour waterless fast during the four-day Chhath Puja. (News18 Hindi)

Diwali was celebrated with great pomp across the country on October 31 and now people are gearing up for Chhath Mahaparva. Although Chhat Puja is celebrated all over the country, it has special significance in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. As this four-day festival is approaching, many people are wondering about Chhath Puja dates.

Astrologer and vastu expert Rakesh Chaturvedi explains that Chhat festival takes place from Chaturthi to Saptami Titi with Shukla Paksha in Kartik month.

The Mahaparv begins with a ritual Come on. Come onand then Harna on the second day. On the third day, devotees stand in the river and offer sacrifice Argya to the Sun at sunset. On the fourth day they offer Argya back to the rising sun. evening Argya offered at Shashti Tithi with Shukla Paksha in Kartik the moon, while the morning Argya is offered on Saptami Tithi, marking the end of the festival. During this period, believers observe a 36-hour waterless fast.

According to mythological representations, the minister of worship Sneeze Maya blesses believers with health, happiness, well-being and children.

Chhat Puja Muhurat

“The Shashti Tithi with Shukla Paksha in Kartik the month will begin on November 7 at 12:41 p.m. It will end on November 8 at 12:34 p.m. That’s why it’s evening Argya will be offered on November 7, until the morning Argya will be given on November 8,” says Rakesh Chaturvedi.

Dates Nahai Khay and Kharna

Let it be will be observed on Chaturthi Tithi with Shukla Paksha in Kartik, which falls on November 5, and Harna on Panchami TithiNovember 6. After a 36-hour waterless fast, believers go to the service Sneeze Maya in the evening and consume prasad.