When: The 4th lunar day of the dark fortnight (Krishna paksha), every month.1
About
Devotees keep a strict fast and break it at night after sighting the moon, with prayers to Ganesha. When it falls on a Tuesday it is Angaraki Sankashti, held especially sacred.1
Sources
- Encyclopedia Sankashti Chaturthi — Wikipedia · accessed 2026-11-08
Researched 2026-11-08 from the cited sources. Community corrections are welcome; traditions differ, and differences are shown rather than resolved.