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
2025 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Fri Jan 17 04:10 Till Sat Jan 18 05:33 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sat Feb 15 23:57 Till Mon Feb 17 02:19 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Mon Mar 17 19:36 Till Tue Mar 18 22:11 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Wed Apr 16 13:18 Till Thu Apr 17 15:23 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Fri May 16 04:05 Till Sat May 17 05:16 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sat Jun 14 15:46 Till Sun Jun 15 15:50 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Mon Jul 14 01:03 Till Tue Jul 15 00:00 Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi Tue Aug 12 08:42 Till Wed Aug 13 06:38 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Wed Sep 10 15:40 Till Thu Sep 11 12:48 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Thu Oct 9 22:58 Till Fri Oct 10 19:44 Sankata Hara Chaturthi Sun Dec 7 18:33 Till Mon Dec 8 16:12
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.