# Chhath Puja 2026: date and time in West Bengal

> Chhath Puja 2026: Sunday, 15 November 2026 (29 Kartik 1433). Shukla Shashthi: 14 Nov 11:24 pm to 16 Nov 2:01 am. West Bengal, Drik school, with the rule that sets the day.

Canonical: https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/chhath-puja-2026
Bengali version: https://ritupatra.app/festivals/chhath-puja-2026
Built: 2026-10-28
Times: Kolkata, Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Also called: Chhath Parva · ছটপূজা

## When is Chhath Puja

**Sunday, 15 November 2026** · 29 Kartik 1433 · Hemonto (late autumn)

Shukla Shashthi: 14 Nov 11:24 pm to 16 Nov 2:01 am

## Chhath Puja

- Sunday, 15 November 2026 · 29 Kartik 1433
- Shukla Shashthi: 14 Nov 11:24 pm to 16 Nov 2:01 am
- Shashthi at sunrise

**The app’s note for the day, in Bengali**

কার্তিকের শুক্লা ষষ্ঠীতে সূর্যের আরাধনা — ছট। অস্ত যাওয়া সূর্যকে আর পরদিন ভোরে ওঠা সূর্যকে জলে দাঁড়িয়ে অর্ঘ্য দেন ব্রতীরা। বিহার থেকে আসা এই উৎসব এখন কলকাতার গঙ্গার ঘাটেরও চেনা ছবি।

*On the day before the festival and on the day itself, the Today screen of the Ritupatra app carries this note.*

## How the day is chosen

Shukla Shashthi of Kartik, by the tithi at sunrise: the day whose sunrise falls in the tithi.

Traditional (Surya Siddhanta) panjikas, such as Gupta Press and Beni Madhab Sil, can differ in tithi times by hours, so in some years the day differs too. Their dates will appear here side by side once that school has been checked against a full printed year.

Tithi times are for Kolkata, in Indian Standard Time. Panjikas give Kolkata’s festival days for all of West Bengal. [Why another panjika may differ](https://ritupatra.app/support#en)

## Related

- [Bhai Phonta](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/bhai-phonta-2026)
- [Jagaddhatri Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/jagaddhatri-puja-2026)
- [All festivals of 2026](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2026)
- [Kartik 1433 calendar](https://ritupatra.app/en/1433/kartik)
- [Chhath Puja 2027](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/chhath-puja-2027)
- [How the dates are counted](https://ritupatra.app/en/method)