Udyog Jyotish · Festival story
2026
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Calculated for New Delhi · North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)
Karva Chauth 2026
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Deciding tithi: 01:07 – 22:10
Karva Chauth is Kartika Krishna Chaturthi in the Purnimanta reckoning of North India; Amanta calendars call the same day Ashvina Krishna Chaturthi. It comes four days before Ahoi Ashtami.
Karva Chauth 2026
Times for New Delhi. They differ by a few minutes in other cities.
Karva Chauth
Karva Chauth is a day-long fast kept by married women, and now often by engaged women too, for the long life and welfare of their husbands. The name joins karva, the small spouted earthen pot at the centre of the worship, and chauth, the fourth lunar day; in Sanskrit usage the day is Karaka Chaturthi.
Karva Chauth
Many women keep the fast nirjala, without food or water, from sunrise until the Moon is seen, though family custom varies.
Karva Chauth 2026
Times, and sometimes the date, depend on the place and the tradition. The festival page shows your city, the rule that decides the date and any alternative day.
Traditions vary; follow your family custom and local priest where they differ.