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Karwa Chauth 2025

करवा चौथ

Karwa Chauth is a one-day festival in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the longevity and prosperity of their husbands.

Ended
Date
Fri, 10 October 2025
Main muhurat
Moon Rise Time · 8:02 pm

Plan the day

Good times and times to avoid

· Varanasi time (IST)

Auspicious windows

  • Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat1h 14m
  • Fast (Upavasa) Time14h 9m
  • Abhijit Muhurat47m
  • Brahma Muhurta49m
  • Amrit Kalam1h 26m

Times to avoid

  • Dur Muhurta47m
  • Rahu Kaal1h 28m
  • Dur Muhurta47m
  • Yama Gandam1h 28m

Sun and moon

Sunrise
5:54 am
Sunset
5:35 pm
Moonrise
8:02 pm
Moonset
9:10 am

The festival day's almanac

Panchang for Fri, 10 October

Tithi
Chaturthi, then Panchami
Nakshatra
Krittika
Yoga
Siddhi
Karana
Bava
Paksha
Krishna
Masa
Kartika
Tithi
ChaturthiFrom Until Then Panchamiuntil
Nakshatra
KrittikaFrom Until

Choghadiya, day and night

Day

  • ChalNeutral
  • LabhGood
  • AmritGood
  • KaalAvoid
  • RogAvoid
  • ShubhGood
  • UdvegAvoid
  • ChalNeutral

Night

  • RogAvoid
  • KaalAvoid
  • LabhGood
  • UdvegAvoid
  • ShubhGood
  • AmritGood
  • ChalNeutral
  • RogAvoid

The story

Karwa Chauth: significance and rituals

Widely celebrated in North India — Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and UP.

Rituals

Fast from sunrise. Dress in bridal finery — red/pink clothes, mehndi, jewelry. Perform Karwa Chauth puja in the evening. Sight the moon through a sieve, see husband's face, break the fast.

Fasting

Nirjala fast from sunrise to moonrise. Sargi (pre-dawn meal prepared by mother-in-law) is eaten before sunrise.

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