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Karva Chauth करवा चौथ
A day-long fast broken only at moonrise — which is the one number this page exists to give you, and it differs by city.
2026 · Delhi
29 Oct 2026
Guruvaar (Thu) · Krishna Chaturthi
Moonrise: 20:12
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Kartika
- Fortnight
- Krishna Paksha
- Tithi
- Chaturthi
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- North India, Punjab, Rajasthan
- Timed by
- moonrise
This rule is quoted in the purnimanta calendar followed across north India. In the amanta calendar of the south and west the same night falls in the previous month — a different month name for the identical date.
Across years
Karva Chauth in 2026–2028
Same rule, three years, three different Gregorian dates. Nothing here is stored — it is recomputed each time.
| Year | Date | Day | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Chaturthi |
| 2027 | 19 Oct 2027 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Chaturthi |
| 2028 | 7 Oct 2028 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturthi |
Across cities
Karva Chauth 2026, by city
A festival falls on the day whose local sunrise its tithi spans, so the date itself can differ — and any time the observance keys on certainly does.
| City | Date | moonrise |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 29 Oct 2026 | 20:12 |
| Mumbai | 29 Oct 2026 | 20:56 |
| London | 29 Oct 2026 | 18:22 |
| San Francisco | 29 Oct 2026 | 20:07 |