Karva Chauth 2019: Date and Timings

Karva Chauth is a Hindu festival celebrated in Northern India by married women. The married women observe fast for the whole day, and they don't consume food or water until the moon appears at night in the sky. The fast is kept for the long life and safety of their husbands.

Origin of Karva Chauth

In Hindi, Karva is another word for 'pot' (a small earthen pot of water), and Chauth means 'fourth' (a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight, or Krishna paksha, of Kartik month.

Rituals of Karva Chauth

On this auspicious day, women wake up early in the morning before sunrise and eat sargi. Sargi is a meal which is usually prepared by their mothers-in-law, especially for this occasion, which mostly consists of vermicelli, milk and dry fruits in an earthen pot or karva.

On Karva Chauth women apply henna on their hands and wear new clothes. On this day they worship Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha and break the fast only after sighting and making the offerings to the moon.

Karva Chauth Date: October 17, Thursday

Karva Chauth Pooja Timings: Starts from 05:46 PM and end at 07:02 PM

Karva Chauth Vrat Timings: 06:27 am to 08:16 pm, last for almost 13 hours and 50 minutes.

Karva Chauth Day Moon Sighting Time: 08:16 pm

Chaturthi Tithi Starts: 6:48 am on October 17, 2019

Chaturthi Tithi Concludes: 07:29 am on October 18, 2019