Chhath Puja 2025 in Varanasi: date and muhurat

Chhath Puja 2025 falls on Tuesday, 28 October 2025. In Varanasi, the sandhya arghya (sunset) is 5:20 pm. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Shashthi and the nakshatra Purva Ashadha; sunrise in Varanasi is at 6:03 am and Rahu Kaal is 2:30 pm – 3:55 pm.

Tuesday · 28 October 2025Sandhya arghya (sunset)5:20 pmRemind me the day before · in the app

Muhurat in Varanasi

Sandhya arghya (sunset)5:20 pm
Usha arghya (sunrise, next day)6:04 am

Arghya is offered to the setting sun on Shashthi, and to the rising sun the next morning.

Panchang that day

TithiShukla Shashthi
NakshatraPurva Ashadha
Sunrise · sunset6:03 am · 5:20 pm
Rahu Kaal2:30 pm – 3:55 pm

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Chhath Puja 2025 in other cities

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Questions and answers

When is Chhath Puja 2025?

On Tuesday, 28 October 2025 (calculated for Varanasi). The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Shashthi.

What is the Chhath Puja muhurat in Varanasi?

Sandhya arghya (sunset): 5:20 pm. Arghya is offered to the setting sun on Shashthi, and to the rising sun the next morning.

Is Chhath Puja at the same time in every city?

The date is usually the same across India, but the muhurat comes from local sunrise and sunset, so it moves by a few minutes from city to city. Now and then the tithi makes the date differ by a day.

When is Rahu Kaal on Chhath Puja?

In Varanasi, 2:30 pm – 3:55 pm. By tradition, a puja is not begun in this window.

Times for Varanasi, Indian Standard Time. Tuesday, 28 October 2025.

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