Chhath 2026: Date, Meaning & Where to See It
Four days of worship of the sun god in the Terai, with offerings made at sunset and sunrise while standing in rivers and ponds.
- Next
- 15 November 2026 In 35 days
- Usual month
- November
- Earlier years
- 27 October 2025 · 7 November 2024 · 19 November 2023 · 30 October 2022 · 10 November 2021
Chhath falls six days after Tihar. Devotees, mostly women, fast without water and make offerings of fruit and thekuwa to the setting and then the rising sun, standing waist-deep in water.
Janakpur's ponds and the banks of the Koshi, Narayani and Bagmati are lined with lamps and families; it has also become a big event in Kathmandu along the Bagmati and at Kamal Pokhari.
Where to see it
Ganga Sagar and the ponds of Janakpur
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceSacred ponds scattered through the city, where evening aarti and Chhath bring thousands to the ghats.
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Janaki Mandir, Janakpur
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceA white marble palace-temple of 1910 dedicated to Sita, built where her image is said to have been found.
Read more →Quick answers
- When is Chhath in 2026?
- 15 November 2026.
- What is Chhath?
- Four days of worship of the sun god in the Terai, with offerings made at sunset and sunrise while standing in rivers and ponds.
- Where is the best place to see Chhath?
- Ganga Sagar and the ponds of Janakpur, Janaki Mandir, Janakpur.
Other festivals
Dates from the public Holidays in Nepal calendar (Google Calendar), checked daily. Local festivals not in that calendar show their usual month; lunar dates can shift by a day locally.