Karwa Chauth 2025 Date, Moonrise time, Muhurat and Rituals

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Karwa Chauth is a significant Hindu festival celebrated primarily by married women across India. The festival symbolizes love, devotion and the deep marital bond between husband and wife. On this day, women observe a Nirjala fast from sunrise to moonrise. By praying for the well-being, health and longevity of their husbands.

Karwa Chauth 2025 Date

This year Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on 10th October, 2025. The name Karwa Chauth comes from two words: “Karwa,” meaning an earthen pot symbolizing prosperity, and “Chauth,” meaning the fourth day. According to Hindu lunar calendar Karwa Chauth falls on fourth day of the Krishna Paksha in the Hindu month of Kartik.

KarwaChauth Moonrise Time 2025

• Delhi and Noida: 8:13 PM
• Northern belt (Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu, Ludhiana): 8:08 to 8:11 PM
• Dehradun: 8:04 PM
• Hills of Shimla: 8:06 PM
• Patna: 7:48 PM
• Kolkata: 7:41 PM
• Lucknow and Prayagraj: 8:02 PM
• Jaipur: 8:22 PM
• Indore: 8:33 PM
• Bhopal: 8:26 PM
• Ahmedabad: 8:47 PM
• Mumbai (coastal): 8:55 PM
• Chennai: 8:37 PM
• Bengaluru: 8:48 PM
• Hyderabad: 8:36 PM
• Raipur (earliest among metros): 7:43 PM

Rituals

Fasting

The fast, often called a Nirjala fast, involves abstaining from food and water throughout the day.

Sargi

Before Nirjala fast, married women consume a special pre-dawn meal called Sargi, usually prepared by their mother-in-law, to sustain them through the day.

Evening Puja and Katha

During Muhurat between 5:57 PM and 7:11 PM rituals culminate after moonrise, when women view the moon, offer water to it using the Karwa (earthen pot), and then break their fast. Throughout the day, prayers and ceremonies are conducted seeking blessings for a prosperous and long married life.

The festival also has rich mythological significance, including the popular story of Queen Veervati, who fasted with great devotion to save her husband’s life.

Karwa Chauth is more than a ritual. It is an emotional commitment where couples strengthen their love and realize their special bond. In modern times, many husbands also observe the fast alongside their wives to express solidarity and love.