Sankashti Chaturthi is the tithi appears on the 4th day of the waning Moon Phase after the Full Moon Day or during Krishna Paksha Tithi. Sankashti Chaturthi also called as Sankata Hara Chaturthi. Chaturthi falls on Tuesday is called as Angarki Chaturthi.
Sankashti Chaturthi Dates
2024 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Mon Jan 29 06:13 Till Tue Jan 30 08:56 Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi Tue Jan 30 08:56 Till Tue Jan 30 08:56 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Wed Feb 28 01:55 Till Thu Feb 29 04:20 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Thu Mar 28 18:56 Till Fri Mar 29 20:20 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sat Apr 27 08:19 Till Sun Apr 28 08:22 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sun May 26 18:05 Till Mon May 27 16:53 Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi Tue Jun 25 01:24 Till Tue Jun 25 23:12 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Thu Aug 22 13:50 Till Fri Aug 23 10:43 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Fri Sep 20 21:21 Till Sat Sep 21 18:21 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Mon Nov 18 19:04 Till Tue Nov 19 17:37 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Wed Dec 18 10:11 Till Thu Dec 19 10:08
During Sankashti Chaturthi or Sankata Hara Chaturthi, devotees observe strict fasting. They complete the fasting at night after having darshan of the moon followed by prayers to Lord Ganesha.
Lord Ganesha is worshiped every month on Sankashti Chaturthi Day or Sankata Hara Chaturthi Day, In this page we have calculated Sankashti Chaturthi dates for any full year.
Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi is considered as auspicious day dedicated to worship of Lord Ganesha. Each lunar month has two Chaturthi Tithis, Sankashti & Vinayaka Chaturthi – one in the Shukla Paksha and another in Krishna Paksha.
There are in total we get 24 chaturthi tithis in a year, which is available in the Panchangam or Hindu Calendar and Almanac.
Sankashti Chaturthi – Chaturthi which comes after Purnima or Full Moon Day during Krishna Paksha is known as Sankashti Chaturthi.
Vinayaka Chaturthi – Chaturthi which comes after Amavasya or New Moon Day during Shukla Paksha is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi.
Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayakar Chaturthi is one of the important Hindu festivals celebrated throughout India. On this day peoples buy idols of Lord Ganesha, freshly made up of clay on that day early in the morning.
Back at home Lord Ganesha was decorated with flowers and worshiped. The duration of this festival varies from 1 day to 11 days, depending on the place and tradition.
Either on the same day evening or on the last day of the festival the idols were taken out and immersed traditionally in water (Sea, Lake, River,Well, Pond).
In almost all Hindu rituals, Lord Ganesha is worshiped before starting any other worship. Lord Ganesha is considered as the destroyer of all the problems, troubles and obstacles in the life.
It is believed that by worship of Lord Ganesha, remaining rituals will continue smoothly without disturbance.