Midday of Sunday 15 November
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:47 12:35 madhyāhna ends
10:5911:2311:4712:1112:3512:5913:23
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Chhath) · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 586 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 15 November
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 16 November
Ṣaṣṭhī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:24 on Sat 14 Nov to 02:02 on Mon 16 Nov.
2026-11-14T17:54:29Z → 2026-11-15T20:31:40Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:47–12:35 on the 15th, 11:48–12:36 on the 16th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 15th and 0 of 48 on the 16th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 35151 s
Ruling
Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī, Ujjain, 2026: Sunday 15 November.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Chhath) 2026 falls on Sunday 15 November. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:24 on Sat 14 Nov to 02:02 on Mon 16 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 15 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 15 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 15 Nov |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2026-27 | Sun 15 Nov |
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/surya-shashthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 6 Nadi sasthi, Skanda sasthi (Madras), Surya sasthi, Chhat (Bihar).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Ṣaṣṭhī | Madhyāhna 14th | Covered | Madhyāhna 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:54 → 12:32 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:54 → 14:32 | 11:11 | 4 min | 11:11 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:54 → 15:32 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:54 → 16:32 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| London | 17:54 → 20:32 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Durban | 19:54 → 22:32 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:54 → 00:32 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:24 → 02:02 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:24 → 02:02 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Singapore | 01:54 → 04:32 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:54 → 07:32 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Suva | 05:54 → 08:32 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 15 Nov |