Sankashti Chaturthi is the tithi appears on the 4th day of the waning Moon Phase after the Full Moon Day or during Krishna Paksha Tithi. Sankashti Chaturthi also called as Sankata Hara Chaturthi. Chaturthi falls on Tuesday is called as Angarki Chaturthi.
Sankashti Chaturthi Dates
2026 Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi Tue Jan 6 08:05 Till Wed Jan 7 06:55 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Thu Feb 5 00:15 Till Fri Feb 6 00:28 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Fri Mar 6 17:59 Till Sat Mar 7 19:22 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sun Apr 5 12:03 Till Mon Apr 6 14:14 Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi Tue May 5 05:26 Till Wed May 6 07:53 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Wed May 6 07:53 Till Wed May 6 07:53 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Wed Jun 3 21:22 Till Thu Jun 4 23:31 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Fri Jul 3 11:20 Till Sat Jul 4 12:39 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sat Aug 1 23:06 Till Sun Aug 2 23:14 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Mon Aug 31 08:51 Till Tue Sep 1 07:42 Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi Tue Sep 29 17:10 Till Wed Sep 30 14:56 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Thu Oct 29 01:08 Till Thu Oct 29 22:13 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Fri Nov 27 09:52 Till Sat Nov 28 06:42 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sat Dec 26 20:11 Till Sun Dec 27 17:20
During Sankashti Chaturthi or Sankata Hara Chaturthi, devotees observe strict fasting. They complete the fasting at night after having darshan of the moon followed by prayers to Lord Ganesha.
Lord Ganesha is worshiped every month on Sankashti Chaturthi Day or Sankata Hara Chaturthi Day, In this page we have calculated Sankashti Chaturthi dates for any full year.
Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi is considered as auspicious day dedicated to worship of Lord Ganesha. Each lunar month has two Chaturthi Tithis, Sankashti & Vinayaka Chaturthi – one in the Shukla Paksha and another in Krishna Paksha.
There are in total we get 24 chaturthi tithis in a year, which is available in the Panchangam or Hindu Calendar and Almanac.
Sankashti Chaturthi – Chaturthi which comes after Purnima or Full Moon Day during Krishna Paksha is known as Sankashti Chaturthi.
Vinayaka Chaturthi – Chaturthi which comes after Amavasya or New Moon Day during Shukla Paksha is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi.
Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayakar Chaturthi is one of the important Hindu festivals celebrated throughout India. On this day peoples buy idols of Lord Ganesha, freshly made up of clay on that day early in the morning.
Back at home Lord Ganesha was decorated with flowers and worshiped. The duration of this festival varies from 1 day to 11 days, depending on the place and tradition.
Either on the same day evening or on the last day of the festival the idols were taken out and immersed traditionally in water (Sea, Lake, River,Well, Pond).
In almost all Hindu rituals, Lord Ganesha is worshiped before starting any other worship. Lord Ganesha is considered as the destroyer of all the problems, troubles and obstacles in the life.
It is believed that by worship of Lord Ganesha, remaining rituals will continue smoothly without disturbance.