Sankatahara Chathurthi Dates 2016

Sankatahara Chaturthi 2016 – Sankatahara Chaturthi 2016 also known as Sanakshti Chaturthi 2016 is one of the most auspicious and important days for observing fast. It is generally followed every month on the Fourth day of Krishna Paksha (Waning Moon). One can find in the Hindu lunar calendar two Chaturthi Tithis; one after Full Moon Day during Krishna Paksha and one after New Moon Day (Amavasai). The one after Full Moon day is called Sankashti Chaturthi and the other is called Vinayak Chaturthi.

Sankatahara Chathurthi 2016 / Amavasai 2016 / Pournami 2016 / Pradosham 2016 / Karthigai 2016 / Ashtami 2016 / Navami 2016 / Sashti 2016 / Thiruvonam 2016 / Matha Sivarathiri 2016 / Ekadhasi 2016 / Chathurthi 2016

Year – 2016 Amavasai Pournami Sankatahara Chathurthi Pradosham Karthigai Ashtami Navami Sashti Thiruvonam Matha Sivarathiri Ekadhasi Chathurthi
January

09 Sat

23 Sat

27 Wed

07 Thu


21 Thu

19 Tue

02 Sat


17 Sun

03 Sun


18 Mon

15 Fri

11 Mon

08 Fri

05 Tue


06 Wed


20 Wed

13 Wed

February

07 Sun


08 Mon

22 Mon

26 Fri

06 Sat


20 Sat

15 Mon

01 Mon


15 Mon

02 Tue


16 Tue

13 Sat

07 Sun

06 Sat

04 Thu


18 Thu

12 Fri

March

08 Tue

23 Wed

27 Sun

06 Sun


20 Sun

13 Sun

01 Tue


31 Thu

02 Wed

14 Mon

06 Sun

07 Mon

05 Sat


19 Sat

12 Sat

April

06 Wed


07 Thu

21 Thu

25 Mon

05 Tue


19 Tue

10 Sun

14 Thu


30 Sat

01 Fri


15 Fri

12 Tue

02 Sat


29 Fri

05 Tue

03 Sun


17 Sun

10 Sun

Year – 2016 Amavasai Pournami Sankatahara Chathurthi Pradosham Karthigai Ashtami Navami Sashti Thiruvonam Maadha Sivarathiri Ekadhasi Chathurthi
May

06 Fri

21 Sat

25 Wed

04 Wed


19 Thu

07 Sat

14 Sat


29 Sun

01 Sun


15 Sun


30 Mon

12 Thu

27 Fri

05 Thu

03 Tue


17 Tue

10 Tue

June

04 Sat

20 Mon

23 Thu

02 Thu


17 Fri

03 Fri

12 Sun


27 Mon

13 Mon


28 Tue

10 Fri

23 Thu

03 Fri

01 Wed


16 Thu


30 Thu

08 Wed

July

03 Sun


04 Mon

19 Tue

23 Sat

02 Sat


17 Sun


31 Sun

01 Fri


28 Thu

12 Tue


27 Wed

13 Wed


28 Thu

10 Sun

20 Wed

02 Sat

15 Fri


30 Sat

08 Fri

August

02 Tue

18 Thu

21 Sun

16 Tue


29 Mon

24 Wed

10 Wed


25 Thu

11 Thu


26 Fri

08 Mon

17 Wed

01 Mon


30 Tue

14 Sun


28 Sun

06 Sat

Year – 2016 Amavasai Pournami Sankatahara Chathurthi Pradosham Karthigai Ashtami Navami Sashti Thiruvonam Maadha Sivarathiri Ekadhasi Chathurthi
September

01 Thu


30 Fri

16 Fri

19 Mon

14 Wed


28 Wed

21 Wed

09 Fri


23 Fri

10 Sat


24 Sat

07 Wed

13 Tue

29 Thu

12 Mon


13 Tue

05 Mon

October

30 Sun

15 Sat

19 Wed

13 Thu


28 Fri

18 Tue

09 Sun


23 Sun

10 Mon


24 Mon

07 Fri

10 Mon

28 Fri

12 Wed


26 Wed

05 Wed

November

29 Tue

14 Mon

17 Thu

12 Sat


26 Sat

14 Mon

07 Mon


21 Mon

08 Tue


22 Tue

05 Sat

07 Mon

27 Sun

10 Thu


11 Fri


25 Fri

03 Thu

December

28 Wed

13 Tue

17 Sat

11 Sun


26 Mon

12 Mon

07 Wed


21 Wed

08 Thu


22 Thu

05 Mon

04 Sun

27 Tue

10 Sat


24 Sat


25 Sun

03 Sat

Sankatahara Chathurthi 2016
Sankatahara Chathurthi 2016

About Sankatahara Chaturthi 2016:

As per the Hindu Calendar, every lunar month is marked by two Chathurthi Tithis. One is the Sankatahara Chathurthi and the other is Vinayaka Chathurthi. Sankatahara Chathurthi 2016 occurs during Krishna Paksha on the full-moon day called pournami, whereas the other one which is Vinayaka Chathurthi, dawns immediately following Amavasai or the new moon day, at the time of Shukla Paksha.

Fasting During Sankatahara Chathurthi:

Fasting for Sankatahara Chathurthi is highly popular in the western part of the country i.e. Maharashtra and down south in Tamil Nadu. There are two schools of thought about the fasting ritual for Sankatahara Chathurthi. The Purnimant School are of the belief that Sankatahara Chathurthi occurs during the month of Magha, whereas believers from Amavasyant School consider this auspicious thithi to fall during Paush maasam, and hence fasting must be observed at that time. One more variation is the Angarki Chathurthi, referring to Sankatahara Chathurthi occurring on a Tuesday, and believed as highly favourable. Sankatahara Chathurthi during the Magha maasam also goes by the name of Sakat Chauth in North India.

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