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When is the next Sankashti Chaturthi?

संकष्टी चतुर्थी · the 4th tithi of Krishna paksha, read at moonrise · computed for New Delhi with the Swiss Ephemeris

Next Sankashti Chaturthi

29 October 2026

Thursday · Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi

17 days from today. The tithi runs 29 Oct, 1:07 AM to 29 Oct, 10:11 PM.

ThursdayKrishna Paksha

Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthiवक्रतुंड संकष्टी चतुर्थी

29 October 2026

Tithi begins
29 Oct, 1:07 AM
Tithi ends
29 Oct, 10:11 PM
Tithi length
21.1 hours
Lunar month
Kartik Krishna
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
5:38 PM
Moonrise — fast breaks
8:14 PM

Moonrise moves 74 minutes across India on this date — Kolkata first at 7:44 PM, Mumbai last at 8:58 PM. The fast breaks at your own moonrise, not Delhi's.

CityMoonrise
New Delhi8:14 PM
Mumbai8:58 PM
Kolkata7:44 PM
Chennai8:41 PM
Bangalore8:52 PM
Ahmedabad8:49 PM

Why this date is computed and not looked up

A tithi is not a day

Across the twelve months around this one, Sankashti Chaturthi ran as short as 20.9 hours on 27 November 2026 and as long as 26.4 hours on 5 May 2026. That is a spread of 5.5 hours, and it is why the date has to be solved from the Moon's position rather than counted off a calendar.

13 in the surrounding year

Sankashti Chaturthi falls once a month, which comes to 13 occurrences in the twelve months around this one. The count is not fixed: a lunar year is about eleven days shorter than a solar one, so an adhika month is inserted every few years and that year carries one extra.

Every Sankashti Chaturthi from here

The next 13, with the tithi boundaries each one turns on.

DateDayNameTithi beginsTithi ends
29 October 2026ThursdayVakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi29 Oct, 1:07 AM29 Oct, 10:11 PM
27 November 2026FridayGanadhipa Sankashti Chaturthi27 Nov, 9:49 AM28 Nov, 6:40 AM
26 December 2026SaturdayAkhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi26 Dec, 8:06 PM27 Dec, 5:14 PM
25 January 2027MondayLambodara Sankashti Chaturthi25 Jan, 8:11 AM26 Jan, 6:01 AM
24 February 2027WednesdayDwijapriya Sankashti Chaturthi23 Feb, 9:49 PM24 Feb, 8:41 PM
25 March 2027ThursdayBhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi25 Mar, 12:38 PM26 Mar, 12:44 PM
24 April 2027SaturdayVikata Sankashti Chaturthi24 Apr, 4:21 AM25 Apr, 5:42 AM
23 May 2027SundayEkadanta Sankashti Chaturthi23 May, 8:42 PM24 May, 10:59 PM
22 June 2027TuesdayKrishnapingala Sankashti Chaturthi22 Jun, 1:08 PM23 Jun, 3:43 PM
22 July 2027ThursdayGajanana Sankashti Chaturthi22 Jul, 4:47 AM23 Jul, 6:57 AM
20 August 2027FridayHeramba Sankashti Chaturthi20 Aug, 6:54 PM21 Aug, 8:05 PM
19 September 2027SundayVighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi19 Sep, 7:10 AM20 Sep, 7:09 AM
18 October 2027MondayVakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi18 Oct, 5:52 PM19 Oct, 4:43 PM

2026 has 13 Sankashti Chaturthi dates in all, one of them inside an adhika month.

The rest of the vrat calendar, next 60 days

Every other fasting date computed for the same window, so you are not checking five calendars.

DateDayVratName
22 October 2026ThursdayEkadashiPapankusha Ekadashi
23 October 2026FridayPradosh VratShukra Pradosh Vrat
26 October 2026MondayPurnimaAshwin Purnima · Sharad Purnima
5 November 2026ThursdayEkadashiRama Ekadashi
6 November 2026FridayPradosh VratShukra Pradosh Vrat
9 November 2026MondayAmavasyaKartik Amavasya · Diwali / Lakshmi Puja
20 November 2026FridayEkadashiDevutthana Ekadashi
22 November 2026SundayPradosh VratRavi Pradosh Vrat
24 November 2026TuesdayPurnimaKartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali
4 December 2026FridayEkadashiUtpanna Ekadashi
6 December 2026SundayPradosh VratRavi Pradosh Vrat
8 December 2026TuesdayAmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya

Frequently asked

When is the next Sankashti Chaturthi?

29 October 2026, a Thursday, which is 17 days from today. It is Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi, in Kartik Krishna paksha. The tithi begins at 29 Oct, 1:07 AM and ends at 29 Oct, 10:11 PM.

Why does Sankashti Chaturthi not fall on the same date every year?

Because it is a tithi, not a calendar date. A tithi is a 12-degree step in the angle between the Moon and the Sun, so it begins and ends at an instant rather than at midnight, and it lasts anywhere from about 19 to about 28 hours. Around this date the shortest ran 20.9 hours on 27 November 2026 and the longest 26.4 hours on 5 May 2026. The day it governs is the day it is running at sunrise.

How many Sankashti Chaturthi dates are there in 2026?

13. Sankashti Chaturthi falls once a month, and a lunar year is about eleven days shorter than a solar one, so an adhika (leap) month is inserted every two to three years and that year carries an extra one. 2026 is such a year.

What time does the moon rise for Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi?

7:44 PM in Kolkata through 8:58 PM in Mumbai — a spread of 74 minutes across India. The fast breaks at moonrise where you are, so a single national time is the wrong answer to this question.

The other vrat calendars

EkadashiPurnimaAmavasyaPradosh VratAll vrat dates

Sankashti Chaturthi is the same date for your whole city. Your chart is not.

Which vrats actually matter for you depends on where the Moon and its lords sit in your kundli — and on the dasha you are running. That part is yours alone.

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