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Karva Chauth fast has a special and extremely sacred place for married women in Sanatan Dharma and Indian culture. Married women wait for this auspicious day throughout the year to wish their husbands long life, good health and unbroken good fortune. On this special festival, women do sixteen makeups, apply henna on their hands, wear new clothes and observe a fast without food or water for the whole day. After seeing the moon in the night sky, this difficult fast is broken by looking at the husband’s face through a sieve and taking water from his hands. In the states of North India like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, this festival is a sight to behold and women have already started gathering in the markets to buy wedding items.
Exact date and auspicious day of Karva Chauth 2026
This year, this Mahavrat of married women will be celebrated on 29 October 2026, Thursday. Since it is Thursday, the religious importance of this fast increases even more, because in astrology, the planet Jupiter is considered the main factor for happiness, peace and good fortune in marital life. Many days before the arrival of Karva Chauth, shops of wedding items, sieves, karwa and earthen lamps are decorated in the markets. Women collectively start listening to the puja story and preparing to decorate the thali.
Karva Chauth 2026: Auspicious time of puja and moonrise time
This year, the following times are considered to be the best and fruitful for Karva Chauth fasting and worship:
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Total duration/time of the fast: It will start from 6:31 am in the morning and will last till 8:17 pm.
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Auspicious time of Karva Chauth Puja: From 5:38 pm to 6:56 pm (Total duration of puja: 1 hour 18 minutes).
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Probable time of moonrise: The moon is expected to be visible at 8:17 pm, after which women will be able to break their fast.
Complete worship method of Karva Chauth
On the day of Karva Chauth, women wake up before sunrise in the morning, take bath etc. and accept Sargi, which is given by mother-in-law or elders. After this, a waterless fast is observed for the whole day without drinking water. In the evening, married women together worship Goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha and Karva Mata in the Shodashopachar method. During the puja, a picture of the story of Karva Chauth is drawn on the wall or the story is read and heard from a book. When the moon rises at night, Arghya is offered to the moon through a sieve and after seeing the face of her husband, the aarti is performed through the same sieve. In the end, women successfully complete their difficult fast by drinking water and eating sweets from their husbands.