Karva Chauth 2026 - date and Panchang

Karva Chauth 2026 falls on Thursday, 29 October 2026.

Karva Chauth is a one-day fast traditionally observed by married women for their husbands' wellbeing. It is observed on the Sankashti Chaturthi - the fourth tithi (Chaturthi) of Krishna Paksha in the lunar month of Kartika. The fast is broken after sighting the Moon at moonrise.

The date is set by the Sankashti Chaturthi tithi. Its begin and end times for each city are in the table further down the page.

Puja muhurat

Event	Time (New Delhi)
Karva Chauth Puja Muhurat	17:38 to 18:56 on 29 Oct

The puja is performed in the evening before moonrise; the fast (which begins at sunrise) is broken after seeing the Moon.

Moonrise is the time the fast actually ends, and it is the value that varies most between cities. The table below gives it for each city.

Important note on moonrise time

Moonrise in New Delhi is at 20:12. Moonrise varies significantly by city - by tens of minutes between Indian cities, by hours for diaspora cities. The puja muhurat (17:38-18:56) is calculated relative to sunset and similarly varies.

Moonrise here is the astronomical rise of the Moon at the horizon. Some published calendars list a time a few minutes later, and in practice the Moon becomes visible a little after rising - haze and buildings near the horizon delay the first sighting.

For the precise moonrise and puja timings in your city, check the full Panchang for the day:

• India: Delhi | Mumbai | Bengaluru | Chennai | Kolkata | Hyderabad
• Outside India: London | New York | Singapore | Dubai
• Or pick any city from the home page.

A note on regional observance

• Karva Chauth is observed primarily in North and Northwest India (Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, parts of MP and Gujarat).
• It is less observed in South India, where similar vrats for spousal wellbeing (such as Kedara Gauri Vratam) follow different dates.
• The fast itself is voluntary and varies in strictness; modern practice is often a partial fast.