Know all about Purvanchal Chhath Puja 2025 from Sandhya Arghya sunset timings and Usha Arghya sunrise to Kharna prasad time, puja muhurat, rituals, and vidhi. Get the complete schedule and key details of this sacred Sun worship festival celebrated across Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. (Image Credit: Google AI Studio)
Purvanchal Chhath Puja 2025 Sunset Time: One of the most revered fairs in Bihar and Purvanchal region of Eastern Uttar Pradesh is Chhath Puja, which is for Surya Dev (the Sun God) and Chhathi Maiya.
Pilgrims fast for four days and take part in rituals on riverbanks, offering arghya to the rising and setting sun. The celebration marks purity, thanks, and belief as millions take part to seek prosperity and good health.
In 2025, the third day of the festival the evening offering or Sandhya Arghya will be on Monday, October 27. The sunset on this day will be around 5:40 PM throughout the Purvanchal area.
The final morning of the festival, Usha Arghya, will be marked on Tuesday, October 28, and the sunrise will be around 6:30 AM.
Worshippers congregate at riverbanks at sunset on October 27 to present arghya to the western sky. The sunset time is around 5:40 PM in Purvanchal.
The second day, the Kharna, will be celebrated on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The devotees keep a fast the whole day and make kheer-roti as prasad after sunset, i.e., at about 5:41 PM.
The Shashthi tithi starts at 6:04 AM on October 27 and concludes at 7:59 AM on October 28. The Sandhya Arghya and Usha Arghya rituals coincide respectively with sunset on October 27 and sunrise on October 28.
The sunset date on October 27, 2025, is likely to be 5:40 PM in the Purvanchal region.
