What is Sankashti Caturthī and when does it fall?

Sankashti Caturthī falls every lunar month on Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Caturthī and is dedicated to Gaṇeśa as the remover of saṅkaṭa (distress) and vighna (obstacles). The tithi is reckoned from local moonrise rather than sunrise, following the vrata's own convention.

Why is the fast broken only after moonrise?

Viewing the risen moon and offering it arghya before taking food is the defining act of the vrata. It stands in deliberate contrast to Bhādrapada Śukla Caturthī, when the moon is avoided because of Gaṇeśa's curse, whereas on Sankashti seeing the moon is the required closing act.

What is Aṅgārakī Sankashti Caturthī?

When the monthly Caturthī falls on a Tuesday, it is kept as Aṅgārakī Sankashti. It is held to be the most potent occurrence of the vrata, linked to Aṅgāraka (Mars) and popularly credited with resolving long-standing debts and deep obstacles. It comes roughly once or twice a year rather than on a fixed schedule, so confirm each date against a local pañcāṅga.

What is the typical pūjā structure for Sankashti Caturthī?

A Gaṇeśa mūrti is bathed and dressed, offered durvā grass and red flowers such as hibiscus, and given modaka or laddoo as naivedya. The Gaṇeśa Aṣṭottara or the Saṅkaṭanāśana Gaṇeśa Stotra is recited where the family knows it, and the fast ends with arghya to the moon.

Are the twelve monthly named forms (Bhālacandra, Vikaṭa, etc.) different festivals?

No. They are the same monthly Sankashti vrata under a different name for each amānta month. The timing, the moonrise arghya and the pūjā described here apply to all of them.

When is Sankashti Caturthi in 2026?

The Panchang fixes the day by this rule: Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Caturthī prevailing at local moonrise, every lunar month. The 2026 date shown here is worked out from sunrise at the place you chose, so in another city the same day can fall a day earlier or later.

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