Purvanchal Chhath Puja 2025 Sunrise Time: Chhath Puja, Bihar’s most revered of festivals in Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, and broader Purvanchal as a whole, is a festival devoted to Surya Dev (the Sun God) and Chhathi Mata. Feted with enormous devotion, the four-day-long festival is a symbol of thanksgiving for life, nature, and wealth.
Millions of followers will come together at riverbanks and ghats to worship, fast, and pray during the setting and rising sun in 2025. A detailed analysis of the Purvanchal Chhath Puja 2025 sunrise time, Usha Arghya muhurat, rituals, puja vidhi, and paran date is given below.
Chhath Puja 2025 Date and Time
In 2025, the four-day Chhath Puja festival goes from Saturday, 25 October (Nahay Khay) until Tuesday, 28 October with the final Usha Arghya offering. The Shashthi tithi starts on 27 October and continues till the morning of 28 October.
Chhath Puja 2025 Usha Arghya Sunrise Time in Purvanchal, Chhath Puja Surya Uday Time?
On the last morning (Usha Arghya), pilgrims stand before dawn to pray to the rising sun. For 2025, the time for sunrise is around 06:30 AM (local time) in the North India zone (including Purvanchal).
Chhath Puja 2025 Muhurat in Purvanchal?
The important muhurat for 2025:
- Shashthi tithi: Starts 06:04 AM on 27 October.
- Sunrise on 27/28 October: Around 06:30 AM.
- Sunset on 27 October (Sandhya Arghya): Around 05:40 PM.
Chhath Puja 2025 Rituals in Purvanchal?
- Day 1 (Nahay Khay): Holy bath and consumption of a sattvik meal.
- Day 2 (Kharna): Day-long fast, evening offering and commencement of 36-hour fast.
- Day 3 (Sandhya Arghya): Evening offering to the west-facing setting sun at riverbanks.
- Day 4 (Usha Arghya): Morning offering to the east-facing rising sun followed by breaking of fast (Paran).
Chhath Puja 2025 Puja Vidhi in Purvanchal?
- Clean home and surroundings; prepare pure vegetarian food.
- Arrange a soop (basket) of fruits, sugar-cane, thekua, and seasonal offerings.
- Perform arghya to Surya Dev while reciting folk songs.
- After sunrise, give prasad and break the fast.
What is Paran in Chhath Puja?
“Paran” (or Parana) signals the closure of the Chhath fast. Once the last Usha Arghya has been offered, devotees have water or milk and eat prasad, fulfilling the 36-hour pledge.
Chhath Puja 2025 Paran Date
For Purvanchal in 2025, the Paran is on Tuesday, 28 October, following the Usha Arghya offering at sunrise.
