Karwa Chauth 2024: Check date, shubh muhurat, moonrise timing, vrat vidhi, and katha
Karwa Chauth is one of the most popular festivals among married women across the country, especially in North India. The festival is celebrated northern states including Uttrakhand, Himanchal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chattisgarh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Karwa Chauth is celebrated the fourth day after the full moon of the Kartik month. This year karwa Chauth will fall on 20th October.
On this day, married women fast and pray for the health, well-being and long life of their husbands. Women do not eat or drink anything from sunrise to moonrise. They break their fast by drinking water after seeing the moon at night. The festival is celebrated in different ways in different regions.
Karwa Chauth 2024 date and time
According to the Purnimanta calendar, Karwa Chauth falls on Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu month of Kartik. This year, Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on October 20, Sunday, as per Drik Panchang. The Chaturthi Tithi begins at 6:46 am on October 20, and concludes at 4:16 am on October 21.
Karwa Chauth shubh muhurat, moonrise timing
Karwa Chauth puja muhurat is from 5:46 pm to 7:02 pm for a duration of 1 hour and 16 minutes. The moonrise on Karwa Chauth is expected to be at 7:54 pm, but will be different in different regions.
Vrat vidhi
The Karwa Chauth day typically starts with women observing fast eating a sargi as a pre-dawn meal. This is given to them by their mother-in-law. It has karwa (earthen pot used in pooja), sweets, fruits, dry fruits and feni. It also includes gifts like
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