Festival dates · 2026
Kartika Shukla Shashthi. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
The cities split across Sun, 15 Nov and Mon, 16 Nov this year: the tithi boundary falls between their sunrises. The table shows every city.
| City | Date | Tithi (local time) | Kathmandu date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand | |||
| Sydney | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 4:55 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 7:32 am | same day |
| Melbourne | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 4:55 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 7:32 am | same day |
| Brisbane | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 3:55 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 6:32 am | same day |
| Perth | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 1:55 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 4:32 am | same day |
| Adelaide | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 4:25 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 7:02 am | same day |
| Canberra | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 4:55 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 7:32 am | same day |
| Hobart | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 4:55 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 7:32 am | same day |
| Darwin | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 3:25 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 6:02 am | same day |
| Auckland | Monday 16 November 2026 | Sun, 15 Nov, 6:55 am → Mon, 16 Nov, 9:32 am | Sun, 15 Nov |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 11:40 pm → Mon, 16 Nov, 2:17 am | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 12:55 pm → Sun, 15 Nov, 3:32 pm | same day |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 11:55 am → Sun, 15 Nov, 2:32 pm | same day |
| Houston | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 11:55 am → Sun, 15 Nov, 2:32 pm | same day |
| Chicago | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 11:55 am → Sun, 15 Nov, 2:32 pm | same day |
| Washington DC | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 12:55 pm → Sun, 15 Nov, 3:32 pm | same day |
| Boston | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 12:55 pm → Sun, 15 Nov, 3:32 pm | same day |
| Atlanta | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 12:55 pm → Sun, 15 Nov, 3:32 pm | same day |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 9:55 am → Sun, 15 Nov, 12:32 pm | same day |
| Los Angeles | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 9:55 am → Sun, 15 Nov, 12:32 pm | same day |
| Seattle | Sunday 15 November 2026 | Sat, 14 Nov, 9:55 am → Sun, 15 Nov, 12:32 pm | same day |
Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
The worship of the Sun on the sixth day of the bright fortnight of Kartika, the great festival of the Terai, Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Four days: Nahay Khay, the bath and the first meal; Kharna, the day-long fast broken at dusk; the evening offering (sandhya arghya) to the setting Sun on Shashthi, standing in the water; and the morning offering to the rising Sun on Saptami, after a fast without water through the night.
The offerings at the ghat at sunset and sunrise, the thekua and fruit in the soop, and the exact discipline of the fast.
Sunday 15 November 2026. Kartika Shukla Shashthi; the tithi runs Sun, 15 Nov, 4:55 am to Mon, 16 Nov, 7:32 am Sydney time.
Sunday 15 November 2026 in Kathmandu. Kartika Shukla Shashthi; the tithi runs Sat, 14 Nov, 11:40 pm to Mon, 16 Nov, 2:17 am Nepal time.
Sunday 15 November 2026 in New York (the same day across the US cities listed). US sunrises fall ten to fifteen hours behind Kathmandu's, so when the tithi ends in that gap the US keeps the festival a day earlier than Nepal.
Because the day is decided by which civil day the tithi (lunar day) is current at local sunrise. Sydney's sunrise is four to six hours ahead of Kathmandu's and New York's ten hours behind, so a tithi that ends between two sunrises gives a different day. In 2026 the cities split across Sun, 15 Nov and Mon, 16 Nov.
Sun and Moon positions from Meeus' algorithms with the Lahiri ayanamsa, amanta lunar months named by the solar ingress inside them, and the day on which the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi). Tithi boundaries are accurate to a few minutes; a boundary within minutes of sunrise is worth checking against your temple's panchang.
Other years: Chhath (Surya Shashthi) 2027. Nearby: Bhai Tika (Nepal) · Devutthana / Prabodhini Ekadashi · all festivals.
See also: the full-year calendar by city · why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia · Tihar, Diwali and Chhath 2027 dates.
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