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Chhath Puja events in Melbourne 2026
Chhath Puja 2026: Sunday, 15 November 2026
On Chhath Puja, Sunday, 15 November 2026, the sun sets at 8:09 pm (GMT+11) in Melbourne. The Sandhya Arghya is offered to the setting sun from the water’s edge; the Usha Arghya follows at sunrise the next morning, when the fast ends. Sunset in other cities in Australia
The sun festival of Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, six days after Diwali: a thirty-six-hour fast and offerings to the setting and the rising sun, standing in the water. Every Chhath Puja event posted in and around Melbourne is below.
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What Chhath Puja is
The sun festival of Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, six days after Diwali: a thirty-six-hour fast and offerings to the setting and the rising sun, standing in the water.
If it is your first one
- The evening arghya is at sunset and the morning one before sunrise — in a northern November that is about 4.30pm and 7.45am; dress for cold water.
- Bring fruit, sugarcane and thekua for the basket; the association will say where the ghat is and whether the water is open to stand in.
Previous Chhath Puja events in Melbourne
Most of these return every year with the same organisers.
Questions people ask
- When is Chhath Puja 2026 in Melbourne?
- Chhath Puja 2026 falls on Sunday, 15 November 2026. Community celebrations in Melbourne are held on the weekends around it.
- What time does the sun set in Melbourne on Chhath Puja 2026?
- On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the sun sets at 8:09 pm (GMT+11) in Melbourne. That is for the city centre with a flat horizon, as every published table gives it; behind buildings or hills it appears a few minutes later. The Sandhya Arghya is offered to the setting sun from the water’s edge; the Usha Arghya follows at sunrise the next morning, when the fast ends.
- What Chhath Puja events are there in Melbourne?
- Organisers usually post Chhath Puja events four to six weeks ahead; they appear on this page as soon as they do.
Chhath Puja events in other cities in Australia
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