Sankashti January 2026 | Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

Sankashti Chaturthi is an auspicious day to perform Ganesha Pujan. In January 2026, Sankashti Chaturthi date is 6, Tuesday.

Sankashti Chaturthi – 6 January 2026

This Sankashti falls in Poush Month as per Amavasyant calendars followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. And it falls in Magh Month as per Purnimant calendars of North India.

The moonrise time on 6 January 2026 is – 9.22 PM.

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Katha, story

Importance & Spiritual Significance of Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi falls in Poush Month as per Amavasyant calendars – Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu and Kannada Panchangams. It falls in Magha Month as per North Indian Hindi calendars (Purnimant Panchangam).

Name of Sankashti Chaturthi Vrata – Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi

Name of Ganesh in which the Pooja is performed – Lambodara Maha Ganapati

Name of the Peeta – Soura Peetha

What it is Lambodara Sankashti

• Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi is the monthly Sankashti that occurs on Krishna Paksha Chaturthi of Pausha month as per Amavasyant calendars (Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada) and Magha as per Purnimant North Indian calendars.​

• On this day, devotees observe a Ganesha vrat and worship Lambodara Maha Ganapati seated on Soura Peetha, one of the 13 monthly Sankashti forms and peethas.​

Meaning of “Lambodara”

• The word Lambodara literally means “one with a large/broad belly,” a well‑known attribute of Ganesha.​

• Mudgala Purana explains Lambodara as “the one who holds the universe within his stomach,” symbolizing knowledge, forbearance, and the capacity to contain both the gross and subtle cosmos.​

Date in 2026 (India focus)

• For 2026, standard Hindu panchang data lists the Pausha/Pushya Krishna Chaturthi associated with Lambodara Sankashti on 6 January 2026, Tuesday.​

• The same vrat is also popularly known as Sakat Chauth in many North Indian traditions when it falls in Magha Krishna Paksha.

Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi