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Karwa Chauth 2028

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
Sat, 7 October 2028
Main muhurat
Moon Rise Time · 7:49 pm

Plan the day

Good times and times to avoid

· Varanasi time (IST)

Auspicious windows

  • Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat1h 13m
  • Fast (Upavasa) Time13h 57m
  • Abhijit Muhurat47m
  • Brahma Muhurta49m
  • Amrit Kalam1h 43m · next day

Times to avoid

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

Sun and moon

Sunrise
5:52 am
Sunset
5:38 pm
Moonrise
7:49 pm
Moonset
8:50 am

The festival day's almanac

Panchang for Sat, 7 October

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

Choghadiya, day and night

Day

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

Night

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

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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