Sankashti Chaturthi 2023: Know Its Significance, Moonrise Time & Puja Vidhi

Sankashti Chaturthi 2023: The Sankashti Chaturthi of the ‘Adhik Maas’, also known as Vibhuvana Sankashti Chaturthi is a day which holds great significance among Hindus. Every Sankashti Chaturthi has its own specific name, meaning, peetha and significance. The Vibhvana Sankashti Chaturthi is falling on the 4th August 2023 (the fourth day of Krishna Paksha during the holy month of Sawan). 

Sankashti Chaturthi August 2023 Significance 

The Sankashti Chaturthi is a day dedicated for worshipping Lord Ganesha. On this day, Lord Ganesha is worshipped by his ardent devotees who observe a daylong fast until moonrise. The Vibhuvana Sankashti Chaturthi falls during the Adhik Maas, hence, it comes once in every three years.  

There are two Chaturthi tithis in each Hindu calendar month. Sankashti Chaturthi occurs on the Chaturthi tithi following Purnima (full moon) in the Krishna Paksha (dark lunar fortnight). Vinayak Chaturthi is the name of the Chaturthi that occurs after Amavasya (the new moon) in Shukla Paksha (the bright lunar fortnight). 

Each Chaturthi is celebrated in conjunction with a distinct peetha and different forms of Lord Ganesha. The peetha known as Durva Bilva Patra Peetha is worshipped during the Sankashti Chaturthi, which falls during Sawan. 

Sankashti Chaturthi August 2023 Moonrise Time And Tithi 

Sankashti Chaturthi Tithi Begins: 4th August 2023 (12:45 P.M.)

Moonrise On Sankashti Chaturthi: 4th August 2023 (09:20 P.M.)

Sankashti Chaturthi Tithi Ends: 5th August 2023 (09:39 A.M.)

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Sankashti Chaturthi August 2023 Puja Vidhi 

Clean your puja space and place an idol of Lord Ganesha on a wooden plank after taking a bath. 

Decorate Lord Ganesha’s idol with yellow apparel, durva grass and flowers. 

Light incense sticks and ghee jyot in front of Lord Ganpati’s idol and offer modak, bananas, sweet paan, and laddoos as bhog to the deity. 

You must also recite Bindayak Katha, Lord Ganesha’s Aarti, and powerful Ganpati Mantras like “Om Gan Ganapataye Namah” and “Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah”. 

During fasting, consume Sattvik food like sama rice khichdi, sabudana khichdi, fruits, and makhana kheer.