Overview
- Devotees observed Angaraki (Vighnaraja) Sankashti on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, keeping a day-long fast and performing evening Ganesh puja before the moonrise.
- The Chaturthi tithi for this observance runs from 5:09 PM on September 29 to 2:55 PM on September 30, providing the formal ritual window for the vrat.
- Published moonrise times for Mumbai differ across outlets, with News18 giving 9:05 PM and the Free Press Journal giving 8:14 PM, and that one-hour gap directly changes when devotees traditionally offer Arghya and break the fast.
- In parts of coastal Maharashtra the date also serves as Sakhar Chauth, prompting renewed Navasache Ganpati installations and community mandal worship that revive local Ganpati devotion in the Konkan belt.
- The timing difference likely reflects different astronomical data sources or calculation methods, so devotees are advised to follow local panchang or mandal announcements to confirm the moment to perform concluding rites.