Chhath Puja Arghya Timings in Bihar for November 15 and 16

Chhath Puja’s evening arghya is on Sunday, 15 November 2026, and the morning arghya follows on Monday, 16 November. In Patna, the published district timings are 5:01 p.m. IST for Sunday’s sunset and 6:07 a.m. IST for Monday’s sunrise. Both times vary across Bihar, so families should check the district where they plan to observe the festival.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s festival booklet confirms the two observance dates. The Bihar clock times below come from the district timings issued by the weather department and reported by Dainik Jagran and Patna Press.

Published Chhath Puja arghya times in Bihar

All times in the table are IST. The published sunset is 19 minutes earlier in Kishanganj than in Bhabhua. For the next morning’s sunrise, the difference between those two references is 16 minutes. The differences matter if you are travelling to another district for the observance or sharing a time with relatives who will be at a different ghat.

If your district is missing from the three examples here, look for it in the 38-district timing report and match the date to the right column. If you are attending an organised observance, check the organiser’s instructions too. The published sunrise or sunset is an astronomical reference for the locality. Entry gates, walking routes and gathering times are set separately.

What the evening and morning offerings mark

Sandhya Arghya is the evening offering to the setting Sun on the third day of Chhath. Usha Arghya is the offering to the rising Sun the next morning. The two follow Kharna on the second day. The four-day calendar gives each observance its place, while the local sunrise and sunset determine when communities gather for the final two offerings.

The Economic Times’ guide to Sandhya Arghya describes devotees gathering at riverbanks, ponds and other water bodies with offerings such as seasonal fruit and thekua. Arrangements differ by household and ghat. If you are joining a family’s observance for the first time, ask where they plan to meet and how they want to carry the offerings.

Festival guides sometimes use the words Sandhya and Usha without translating them. Here, Sandhya refers to the evening observance and Usha to dawn. If a message says only “arghya time,” check which of the two the sender means. Monday’s ceremony begins after a night of observance and is the fourth day in the municipal booklet’s calendar.

For people travelling from outside Bihar, make sure the location in a timing table is the destination district. Bhabhua is the reference used in the district report. A city name in a panchang can refer to a particular point within a district, and smaller minute-level differences between sources can reflect the reference location or calculation method.

How to plan around the local time

Use the published time to plan backwards. Allow for travel, walking from any drop-off point and finding the group before the offering begins. Local traffic and ghat access arrangements can change around a large gathering, and a route that is easy on an ordinary day may take longer during the festival. Follow the directions in place at the site.

For the morning offering, save the venue details the night before. Keep the Sunday and Monday references labelled separately if you share them in a family group. In Patna, for example, 5:01 p.m. is Sunday’s sunset and 6:07 a.m. is Monday’s sunrise. Families elsewhere in Bihar should repeat the same check for their district. That gives everyone a common reference while leaving time for the arrangements at their own ghat.