First evening crescent after Amavasya

Chandra Darshan 2026

Look west after sunset (Delhi)
5:29 PM – 6:42 PM
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Sunset 5:29 PM Β· Moonset 6:42 PM

Sunset β†’ Moonset – Major cities

Wednesday, 11 November 2026 Β· All times in IST

CitySunset β†’ Moonset
Delhi5:29 PM β†’ 6:42 PM
Mumbai6:01 PM β†’ 7:25 PM
Bengaluru5:50 PM β†’ 7:20 PM
Kolkata4:54 PM β†’ 6:12 PM
Chennai5:39 PM β†’ 7:09 PM
Hyderabad5:41 PM β†’ 7:06 PM
Ahmedabad5:56 PM β†’ 7:17 PM
Pune5:58 PM β†’ 7:23 PM
Jaipur5:37 PM β†’ 6:53 PM
Lucknow5:17 PM β†’ 6:32 PM
Surat5:58 PM β†’ 7:20 PM
Kanpur5:20 PM β†’ 6:35 PM
Nagpur5:33 PM β†’ 6:54 PM
Indore5:44 PM β†’ 7:04 PM
Bhopal5:37 PM β†’ 6:56 PM
Patna5:02 PM β†’ 6:18 PM
Vadodara5:55 PM β†’ 7:16 PM
Ghaziabad5:28 PM β†’ 6:41 PM
Ludhiana5:31 PM β†’ 6:41 PM
Agra5:28 PM β†’ 6:43 PM
Nashik5:56 PM β†’ 7:19 PM
Faridabad5:29 PM β†’ 6:42 PM
Meerut5:27 PM β†’ 6:39 PM
Rajkot6:04 PM β†’ 7:26 PM
Varanasi5:11 PM β†’ 6:28 PM
Srinagar5:29 PM β†’ 6:35 PM
Amritsar5:33 PM β†’ 6:43 PM
Prayagraj5:16 PM β†’ 6:32 PM
Ranchi5:05 PM β†’ 6:23 PM
Jodhpur5:50 PM β†’ 7:06 PM
Raipur5:23 PM β†’ 6:44 PM
Gwalior5:29 PM β†’ 6:45 PM
Chandigarh5:27 PM β†’ 6:38 PM
Guwahati4:35 PM β†’ 5:49 PM
Kota5:40 PM β†’ 6:57 PM
Jabalpur5:26 PM β†’ 6:46 PM
Gurugram5:30 PM β†’ 6:43 PM
Noida5:29 PM β†’ 6:42 PM
Dehradun5:23 PM β†’ 6:34 PM
Bhubaneswar5:07 PM β†’ 6:29 PM
Visakhapatnam5:21 PM β†’ 6:46 PM
Coimbatore5:55 PM β†’ 7:27 PM
Madurai5:52 PM β†’ 7:25 PM
Kochi5:59 PM β†’ 7:32 PM
Thiruvananthapuram5:58 PM β†’ 7:33 PM
Vijayawada5:33 PM β†’ 6:59 PM
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)5:50 PM β†’ 7:13 PM
Udaipur5:49 PM β†’ 7:08 PM
Ajmer5:43 PM β†’ 6:59 PM
Bikaner5:46 PM β†’ 7:00 PM
Bareilly5:21 PM β†’ 6:34 PM
Aligarh5:27 PM β†’ 6:41 PM
Moradabad5:22 PM β†’ 6:35 PM
Gorakhpur5:07 PM β†’ 6:22 PM
Jammu5:32 PM β†’ 6:39 PM
Shimla5:25 PM β†’ 6:35 PM
Haridwar5:23 PM β†’ 6:34 PM
Ujjain5:43 PM β†’ 7:03 PM
Jalandhar5:31 PM β†’ 6:41 PM
Panipat5:29 PM β†’ 6:41 PM

Upcoming festivals: Chandra Darshan

DateNotesSunset β†’ Moonset (Delhi)
Wednesday, 11 November 2026Chandra Darshan5:29 PM β†’ 6:42 PM
Thursday, 10 December 2026Chandra Darshan5:24 PM β†’ 6:20 PM
Saturday, 9 January 2027Chandra Darshan5:41 PM β†’ 7:01 PM
Monday, 8 February 2027Chandra Darshan6:05 PM β†’ 7:41 PM
Tuesday, 9 March 2027Chandra Darshan6:25 PM β†’ 7:25 PM
Thursday, 8 April 2027Chandra Darshan6:42 PM β†’ 8:16 PM
Friday, 7 May 2027Chandra Darshan6:59 PM β†’ 8:15 PM
Sunday, 6 June 2027Chandra Darshan7:16 PM β†’ 9:11 PM
Monday, 5 July 2027Chandra Darshan7:22 PM β†’ 8:40 PM
Tuesday, 3 August 2027Chandra Darshan7:10 PM β†’ 7:54 PM
Thursday, 2 September 2027Chandra Darshan6:42 PM β†’ 7:34 PM
Saturday, 2 October 2027Chandra Darshan6:06 PM β†’ 7:19 PM
Sunday, 31 October 2027Chandra Darshan5:37 PM β†’ 6:41 PM
Monday, 29 November 2027Chandra Darshan5:23 PM β†’ 6:15 PM
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About this festival

Chandra Darshan is the first sighting of the thin crescent moon after Amavasya. It is considered auspicious, and many people fast during the day and offer prayers to the moon after sunset.

How it is observed

  • Look low in the west 15–45 minutes after sunset.
  • Offer prayers to Chandra Dev.

Questions people ask

Why is the crescent hard to see?

It is thin, close to the sun and sets soon after it. A clear western horizon helps a lot.

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