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Karwa Chauth 2027

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.

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Date
Mon, 18 October 2027
Main muhurat
Moon Rise Time · 7:18 pm

Plan the day

Good times and times to avoid

· Varanasi time (IST)

Auspicious windows

  • Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat1h 15m
  • Fast (Upavasa) Time13h 21m
  • Abhijit Muhurat46m
  • Brahma Muhurta50m
  • Amrit Kalam1h 35m

Times to avoid

  • Rahu Kaal1h 26m
  • Yama Gandam1h 26m
  • Dur Muhurta46m
  • Dur Muhurta46m

Sun and moon

Sunrise
5:57 am
Sunset
5:28 pm
Moonrise
7:18 pm
Moonset
8:24 am

The festival day's almanac

Panchang for Mon, 18 October

Tithi
Tritiya, then Chaturthi
Nakshatra
Krittika
Yoga
Siddhi
Karana
Vanija
Paksha
Krishna
Masa
Kartika
Tithi
TritiyaFrom Until Then Chaturthiuntil
Nakshatra
KrittikaFrom Until

Choghadiya, day and night

Day

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

Night

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

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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