Karwa Chauth 2026

Karwa Chauth 2026: Date, Puja Muhurat and Tithi Timings

The table below highlights the important details, including the Chaturthi tithi, evening puja muhurat:

Detail	Timing
Date	Thursday, 29 October 2026
Tithi	Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturthi
Chaturthi Begins	1:06 AM, 29 October
Chaturthi Ends	10:09 PM, 29 October
Sargi	Before sunrise
Evening Puja Muhurat	5:38 PM to 6:56 PM
Moonrise	About 8:17 PM
Fast Ends	After moonrise, moon worship, and offering Arghya

Note: Sunrise, puja muhurat, and moonrise timings vary by location. The timings mentioned above are for New Delhi. Please check your city's Panchang before planning your day.

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat and Upvas Time For Different Cities

The Puja Muhurat and Upvas timings vary from city to city. Check the city-wise timings below to plan your puja and vrat accordingly, with the auspicious puja window and fasting duration for your location.

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat and Upvas Time in North India

Location	Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat	Karwa Chauth Upvas Time
🏙️ Gurgaon, Haryana	05:39 PM – 06:57 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:31 AM – 08:18 PM Duration: 13 Hours 47 Mins
🏛️ Delhi	05:38 PM – 06:56 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:31 AM – 08:17 PM Duration: 13 Hours 46 Mins
🏙️ Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh	05:37 PM – 06:55 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:29 AM – 08:16 PM Duration: 13 Hours 47 Mins
🏰 Jaipur, Rajasthan	05:46 PM – 07:03 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:34 AM – 08:28 PM Duration: 13 Hours 53 Mins
🕌 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	05:26 PM – 06:43 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:14 AM – 08:06 PM Duration: 13 Hours 53 Mins
🏭 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh	05:29 PM – 06:45 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:16 AM – 08:10 PM Duration: 13 Hours 54 Mins
🕌 Agra, Uttar Pradesh	05:37 PM – 06:54 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:26 AM – 08:18 PM Duration: 13 Hours 52 Mins
🏭 Ludhiana, Punjab	05:41 PM – 06:59 PM Duration: 01 Hour 18 Mins	06:39 AM – 08:16 PM Duration: 13 Hours 37 Mins
🏙️ Meerut, Uttar Pradesh	05:36 PM – 06:53 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:29 AM – 08:14 PM Duration: 13 Hours 45 Mins
🏔️ Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	05:41 PM – 07:00 PM Duration: 01 Hour 19 Mins	06:47 AM – 08:10 PM Duration: 13 Hours 23 Mins
🛕 Amritsar, Punjab	05:44 PM – 07:02 PM Duration: 01 Hour 18 Mins	06:44 AM – 08:18 PM Duration: 13 Hours 34 Mins
🏰 Jodhpur, Rajasthan	05:58 PM – 07:15 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:45 AM – 08:41 PM Duration: 13 Hours 56 Mins

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat and Upvas Time in East India

Location	Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat	Karwa Chauth Upvas Time
🌉 Kolkata, West Bengal	05:01 PM – 06:17 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	05:39 AM – 07:47 PM Duration: 14 Hours 08 Mins
🛕 Patna, Bihar	05:10 PM – 06:27 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	05:56 AM – 07:52 PM Duration: 13 Hours 57 Mins
🏭 Dhanbad, Jharkhand	05:07 PM – 06:23 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	05:48 AM – 07:52 PM Duration: 14 Hours 03 Mins
🌳 Ranchi, Jharkhand	05:12 PM – 06:28 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	05:52 AM – 07:58 PM Duration: 14 Hours 05 Mins

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat and Upvas Time in West India

Location	Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat	Karwa Chauth Upvas Time
🕌 Ahmedabad, Gujarat	06:04 PM – 07:20 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:43 AM – 08:52 PM Duration: 14 Hours 09 Mins
🌊 Mumbai, Maharashtra	06:07 PM – 07:22 PM Duration: 01 Hour 15 Mins	06:37 AM – 09:00 PM Duration: 14 Hours 23 Mins
🏰 Vadodara, Gujarat	06:02 PM – 07:18 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:40 AM – 08:51 PM Duration: 14 Hours 11 Mins
💎 Surat, Gujarat	06:05 PM – 07:20 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:40 AM – 08:55 PM Duration: 14 Hours 15 Mins
🏰 Pune, Maharashtra	06:03 PM – 07:18 PM Duration: 01 Hour 15 Mins	06:33 AM – 08:58 PM Duration: 14 Hours 25 Mins
🛕 Nashik, Maharashtra	06:02 PM – 07:17 PM Duration: 01 Hour 15 Mins	06:35 AM – 08:54 PM Duration: 14 Hours 20 Mins
🏛️ Rajkot, Gujarat	06:12 PM – 07:27 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:49 AM – 09:01 PM Duration: 14 Hours 12 Mins

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat and Upvas Time in Central India

Location	Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat	Karwa Chauth Upvas Time
🍊 Nagpur, Maharashtra	05:40 PM – 06:55 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:15 AM – 08:29 PM Duration: 14 Hours 15 Mins
🏛️ Indore, Madhya Pradesh	05:51 PM – 07:07 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:30 AM – 08:39 PM Duration: 14 Hours 09 Mins
🏞️ Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	05:44 PM – 07:00 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:24 AM – 08:31 PM Duration: 14 Hours 07 Mins
🏞️ Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	05:34 PM – 06:50 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:14 AM – 08:21 PM Duration: 14 Hours 07 Mins
🏛️ Raipur, Chhattisgarh	05:29 PM – 06:45 PM Duration: 01 Hour 16 Mins	06:05 AM – 08:18 PM Duration: 14 Hours 14 Mins
🏰 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	05:38 PM – 06:54 PM Duration: 01 Hour 17 Mins	06:24 AM – 08:20 PM Duration: 13 Hours 56 Mins

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat and Upvas Time in South India

Location	Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat	Karwa Chauth Upvas Time
💻 Bengaluru, Karnataka	05:54 PM – 07:08 PM Duration: 01 Hour 14 Mins	06:12 AM – 08:55 PM Duration: 14 Hours 43 Mins
🏖️ Chennai, Tamil Nadu	05:43 PM – 06:57 PM Duration: 01 Hour 14 Mins	06:02 AM – 08:44 PM Duration: 14 Hours 42 Mins
🕌 Hyderabad, Telangana	05:46 PM – 07:01 PM Duration: 01 Hour 15 Mins	06:13 AM – 08:41 PM Duration: 14 Hours 28 Mins
🛕 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh	05:38 PM – 06:53 PM Duration: 01 Hour 15 Mins	06:04 AM – 08:34 PM Duration: 14 Hours 31 Mins
🏭 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	05:59 PM – 07:12 PM Duration: 01 Hour 13 Mins	06:13 AM – 09:02 PM Duration: 14 Hours 49 Mins
🛕 Madurai, Tamil Nadu	05:55 PM – 07:08 PM Duration: 01 Hour 13 Mins	06:07 AM – 09:00 PM Duration: 14 Hours 53 Mins

What Is Karwa Chauth?

Karwa Chauth is a major Hindu festival observed mainly across North and West India, with devotees celebrating it throughout India and around the world. Many married women observe a strict nirjala vrat and avoid food and water until moonrise; others follow their family’s specific fasting tradition.

The festival falls on the Chaturthi (fourth day) of Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik. Its name comes from two words: karwa, an earthen pot, and chauth, meaning fourth. It is also called Karaka Chaturthi. The festival honors the bond of marriage and the love and devotion between a wife and her husband.

Significance of Karwa Chauth

According to Hindu tradition, the fast brings the blessings of Goddess Parvati for a long and happy married life. Women also worship Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, and Lord Kartikeya.

In astrological belief, worshipping the moon with sixteen-fold (Shodashopachar) puja is said to strengthen the moon in one's birth chart and benefit married life. The first Karwa Chauth is especially meaningful for new brides.

Karwa Chauth Puja Samagri

• Karwa or decorated lota

• Chalni or sieve

• Kalash or lota with water for arghya

• Roli, haldi, chandan, akshat, and kumkum

• Idol or image of Goddess Parvati/Gaur Mata

• Karwa Chauth katha book

• Red chunri, bangles, sindoor, mehndi, and shringar items

For the complete list of Karwa Chauth Puja Samagri and thali items, check the list below to prepare your puja thali and keep all the essential items ready for the vrat.

Karwa Chauth Vrat Vidhi: Step by Step

1. Wake up before sunrise, take a bath, and eat sargi.

2. Take a sankalp to observe the Karwa Chauth fast.

3. In the evening, dress traditionally and prepare your puja thali.

4. Worship Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha, and Lord Kartikeya during the puja muhurat.

5. Read or listen to the Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha.

6. After moonrise, offer arghya to the Moon God and view the moon through a sieve.

7. Traditionally, the husband offers his wife water and food to break the fast.

For the complete Karwa Chauth Poojan Vidhi, including the morning rituals, evening puja, and fast-breaking rituals after moonrise, please check our dedicated Karwa Chauth Poojan Vidhi page.

Importance of Sargi

Sargi is the pre-dawn meal that a mother-in-law prepares for her daughter-in-law before the fast. It usually has fresh fruit, coconut, dry fruit, sweets, milk, pheni or seviyan, and tea. It nourishes the body for a long day ahead, and it is also a gesture of the mother-in-law's love. Drinking plenty of water or coconut water with sargi helps with hydration and electrolytes.

Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha (Short Version)

Veervati was the beloved only sister of seven brothers. On her first Karwa Chauth after marriage, she fasted and refused to eat until the moon rose. Her brothers could not bear to see her suffer, so they tricked her with a false reflection that looked like the moon. Veervati broke her fast, and soon after she heard that her husband had died.

Heartbroken, she hurried to him and met Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati on the way. Parvati told her to observe the Chauth fast again, with full devotion. Veervati did so, and her husband woke as if from a deep sleep. Since then, it is believed that Goddess Parvati blesses women who keep this fast. Read the Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha of Veervati to understand the story behind this fast and the importance of observing it with devotion.

Rituals and Traditions

• Women wear traditional sarees or lehengas, often red, for the evening puja.

• Applying mehndi is a big part of the day, and mehndi artists are busy from the morning.

• Many women get ready in full bridal-style shringar.

• Women sit in a circle with their puja thalis and listen to the katha.

• The day ends with a family feast after the fast is broken.

Fasting Tips and Safety

• Eat a nourishing sargi with fluids, fruit, soaked nuts, and a light whole-grain item. Avoid very salty, fried, or spicy food, which increases thirst.

• Keep the day light and avoid strenuous work.

• Pregnant women, people who are unwell, diabetic, or elderly, and anyone advised otherwise by a doctor should not keep a strict nirjala fast without medical guidance.

• Break the fast gently with water, fruit, and light food before a heavy meal.

• The fast is a voluntary devotional practice, never a compulsion.

FAQs

When does the fast end?

After moonrise, once you have seen the moon through a sieve, offered Arghya, and looked at your husband.

What if clouds hide the moon?

Follow your family priest's or community's guidance. Some families wait past the listed moonrise time, and others follow a regional alternative.

Can unmarried women keep the Karwa Chauth fast?

Yes. It is mainly observed by married women, but some unmarried women fast with devotion for a suitable life partner.

What should I eat in sargi?

Water or coconut water, milk, fruit, soaked nuts or dates, and a light whole-grain item.

Is Karwa Chauth on a different date outside India?

In the US and Canada, the tithi falls a day earlier, so the fast is on Wednesday, 28 October. Check the local moonrise for your city.

Check your city's exact moonrise time before the evening rituals begin. For a personalized muhurat, you can talk to a verified astrologer.