| Date | Sankashti Chaturthi | Tithi | Moonrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | Lambodara (Sakat Chauth) Sankashti Chaturthi (Angarki) | Jan 6, 4:32 AM → Jan 7, 3:23 AM | 🌙 Moonrise 9:37 PM |
| Thursday, February 5, 2026 | Dwijapriya Sankashti Chaturthi | Feb 4, 8:40 PM → Feb 5, 8:53 PM | 🌙 Moonrise 9:02 PM |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | Bhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi | Mar 5, 1:34 PM → Mar 7, 3:48 PM | 🌙 Moonrise 7:58 PM |
| Sunday, April 5, 2026 | Vikata Sankashti Chaturthi | Apr 4, 6:40 AM → Apr 6, 10:41 AM | 🌙 Moonrise 7:38 PM |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi (Angarki) | May 5, 1:55 AM → May 6, 4:22 AM | 🌙 Moonrise 7:52 PM |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | Krishnapingala Sankashti Chaturthi | Jun 2, 3:32 PM → Jun 4, 8:01 PM | 🌙 Moonrise 7:37 PM |
| Friday, July 3, 2026 | Krishnapingala Sankashti Chaturthi | Jul 3, 7:51 AM → Jul 4, 9:10 AM | 🌙 Moonrise 8:25 PM |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Gajanana Sankashti Chaturthi | Jul 31, 7:02 PM → Aug 2, 7:46 PM | 🌙 Moonrise 8:15 PM |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi | Aug 31, 5:22 AM → Sep 1, 4:12 AM | 🌙 Moonrise 9:08 PM |
| Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi (Angarki) | Sep 28, 3:44 PM → Sep 30, 11:26 AM | 🌙 Moonrise 9:11 PM |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi | Oct 28, 9:37 PM → Oct 29, 6:41 PM | 🌙 Moonrise 10:23 PM |
| Friday, November 27, 2026 | Ganadhipa Sankashti Chaturthi | Nov 26, 9:46 AM → Nov 28, 3:10 AM | 🌙 Moonrise 10:06 PM |
| Saturday, December 26, 2026 | Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi | Dec 25, 7:56 PM → Dec 27, 1:44 PM | 🌙 Moonrise 9:27 PM |
Krishna Chaturthi prevailing at local moonrise; if on no day, the Udaya-tithi day.
Ganesha/Narada Purana: the Ganesha vrat and the Moon arghya on the Krishna Chaturthi bring the end of troubles, freedom from debt, removal of obstacles, the blessing of children; Ganesha cursed the Moon with a blemish and then ordained the arghya to that very Moon on Sankashti — without seeing the Moon the Sankashti is incomplete (the reverse on Vinayaka Chaturthi — seeing the Moon is forbidden).
Angarki Sankashti: Mangala (Angaraka) did penance to Ganesha and won the boon that the Tuesday Sankashti be named after him and its fruit equal a whole year's Sankashtis — hence lakhs at the temples of Maharashtra-Karnataka on Angarki (Siddhivinayak, Ashtavinayak, Dagdusheth). The Sankashti date is moonrise-vyapini — the day on which the Chaturthi is present at moonrise; Vinayaka's is midday-vyapini.
13 in South Africa (Durban). Lunar months do not align with the calendar year, so the count can be 12 or 14.
1 of the 13 dates differ from India for Durban, because the tithi is judged at the local moment (sunrise/moonrise/Pradosh) and South Africa is hours away from India in time.
Sankashti = the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi (after the Purnima) — the fast from sunrise to moonrise, paran after the arghya to the Moon, the removal of troubles; Vinayaka = the Shukla Paksha Chaturthi (after the Amavasya) — puja at noon, do not see the Moon (the tale of the blemish); the Vinayaka of Bhadrapada is Ganesh Chaturthi, the Sankashti of Magha is Sakat Chauth; both in the list above.
The Sankashti that falls on a Tuesday — Ganesha's boon to Angaraka (Mars) after his penance that the Tuesday Sankashti's fruit equal a whole year's Sankashtis; 1-3 times a year; lakhs fast and queue at temples in Maharashtra; special for those with Mangal dosha; you will find '(Angarki)' marked in the list above.
After the moonrise time (above) give the arghya in the Moon's direction (east) or take the reflection in a mirror/water in the thali — the paran is valid; the vrat complete; do not delay too late into the night; if moonrise is very late (after 10), the unwell and pregnant take fruit earlier.