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Chhath Puja in Canada 2026
Chhath Puja 2026: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Chhath Puja 2026 in Canada is on Sunday, 15 November 2026. The sun sets at 4:53 pm in Mississauga. 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. 1 Chhath Puja event is listed below, in Mississauga.
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 Canada is below, grouped by city.
Sunset on Chhath Puja 2026 in Canada
Sunday, 15 November 2026 · local time, worked out for each city centre
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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.
Chhath honours Surya and Chhathi Maiya over four days: Nahay Khay, a bath and a simple meal; Kharna, a day’s fast broken with kheer at dusk; Sandhya Arghya, the evening offering to the setting sun from the ghat, standing in the river; and Usha Arghya, the same at sunrise, after which the fast of thirty-six hours ends. It is kept without priests, by the women of the family, with thekua, fruit and sugarcane in bamboo baskets.
If it is your first one in Canada
- 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.
Questions people ask
- When is Chhath Puja 2026 in Canada?
- Chhath Puja 2026 falls on Sunday, 15 November 2026. It is not a public holiday in Canada, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it — 1 event is listed on this page, each with its own date.
- What time is sunset on Chhath Puja 2026 in Canada?
- On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the sun sets at 4:53 pm in Mississauga, 4:53 pm in Brampton, 5:48 pm in Calgary, 5:36 pm in Edmonton, 4:57 pm in Kitchener, 5:01 pm in London (Ontario), 4:23 pm in Montreal and 4:53 pm in Oakville, each in local time. The times are worked out for each city centre with a flat horizon, as every published table gives them; 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.
- Where can I celebrate Chhath Puja in Canada?
- Community Chhath Puja events in Canada are listed on this page as organisers post them. This year’s listings so far are in Mississauga.
- Can non-Indians go to Chhath Puja events in Canada?
- Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too — dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.
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