Karwa Chauth 2026
Karwa Chauth falls on Thursday, 29 October 2026 (New Delhi).
Karwa Chauth, Kartika Krishna Chaturthi in the purnimanta reckoning, is the day married women fast from sunrise until moonrise for their husbands' well-being, breaking the fast after sighting the Moon.
Dates
| 2026 | Thursday, 29 October 2026 · Full calendar 2026 |
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| 2027 | Monday, 18 October 2027 · Full calendar 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, 7 October 2028 · Full calendar 2028 |
How the date is set
It is kept in the lunar month of Ashwin, Krishna paksha Chaturthi, on the day of the tithi prevailing at moonrise.
Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.
Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →