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Sankashti Chaturthi dates in Houston, 2026

Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.37° · America/Chicago

Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 5 October 2026

In 2026, Houston has 13 Sankashti Chaturthi dates, from Tue, Jan 6 to Sat, Dec 26. 7 match the Indian date, 6 fall a day earlier. The fourth lunar day of the waning fortnight, a monthly Ganesha fast broken after moonrise.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Tue, Jan 6Krishna (waning)Mon, Jan 5, 8:34 PM – Tue, Jan 6, 7:25 PM7:18 AMTuesday — Angaraki Sankashti; sunset 5:37 PMSame
Thu, Feb 5Krishna (waning)Wed, Feb 4, 12:42 PM – Thu, Feb 5, 12:54 PM7:10 AMThursday; sunset 6:03 PMSame
Fri, Mar 6Krishna (waning)Fri, Mar 6, 6:26 AM – Sat, Mar 7, 7:49 AM6:43 AMFriday; sunset 6:25 PMTithi also holds at the next sunrise1 day earlier
Sun, Apr 5Krishna (waning)Sun, Apr 5, 1:32 AM – Mon, Apr 6, 3:43 AM7:07 AMSunday; sunset 7:43 PM1 day earlier
Tue, May 5Krishna (waning)Mon, May 4, 6:56 PM – Tue, May 5, 9:23 PM6:36 AMTuesday — Angaraki Sankashti; sunset 8:01 PMSame
Thu, Jun 4Krishna (waning)Wed, Jun 3, 10:53 AM – Thu, Jun 4, 1:02 PM6:22 AMThursday; sunset 8:20 PMSame
Fri, Jul 3Krishna (waning)Fri, Jul 3, 12:52 AM – Sat, Jul 4, 2:13 AM6:26 AMFriday; sunset 8:27 PM1 day earlier
Sun, Aug 2Krishna (waning)Sat, Aug 1, 12:40 PM – Sun, Aug 2, 12:48 PM6:42 AMSunday; sunset 8:15 PMSame
Mon, Aug 31Krishna (waning)Sun, Aug 30, 10:23 PM – Mon, Aug 31, 9:15 PM6:59 AMMonday; sunset 7:47 PM1 day earlier
Tue, Sep 29Krishna (waning)Tue, Sep 29, 6:42 AM – Wed, Sep 30, 4:28 AM7:14 AMTuesday — Angaraki Sankashti; sunset 7:11 PM1 day earlier
Thu, Oct 29Krishna (waning)Wed, Oct 28, 2:39 PM – Thu, Oct 29, 11:43 AM7:33 AMThursday; sunset 6:38 PMSame
Fri, Nov 27Krishna (waning)Thu, Nov 26, 10:22 PM – Fri, Nov 27, 7:13 PM6:57 AMFriday; sunset 5:23 PMSame
Sat, Dec 26Krishna (waning)Sat, Dec 26, 8:38 AM – Sun, Dec 27, 5:46 AM7:16 AMSaturday; sunset 5:30 PMTithi begins and ends between two sunrises1 day earlier

What Sankashti Chaturthi is and how it is kept: the Sankashti Chaturthi 2026 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: Houston practice calendar.

Sankashti Chaturthi in Houston: questions

+ How many Sankashti Chaturthi days are there in 2026 in Houston?
13, computed for Houston's coordinates and the America/Chicago time zone. The first falls on Tue, Jan 6 and the last on Sat, Dec 26.
+ Are Houston Sankashti Chaturthi dates the same as in India?
Not always. A tithi starts at the same instant everywhere, but the sunrise that decides the day happens at a different moment in Houston. In 2026, 7 of 13 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 6 fall a day earlier and 0 a day later.
+ How is the date decided?
This calendar uses the local day on which the Krishna Chaturthi tithi is in force at sunrise. Many households instead follow the day on which Chaturthi holds at moonrise, so a local temple may differ by a day. 2 of this year's 13 entries for Houston are flagged because of that. Local temples may follow a particular sampradaya's rule, so check with them for ritual purposes.
+ How accurate are these times?
Times come from truncated astronomical series and should fall within a few minutes of a full ephemeris. Near a boundary a published panchanga may assign a different day. They are for planning practice, not for precise ritual muhurta.

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