How is Karva Chauth celebrated?

The vrat begins before dawn with sargi — a meal of fenia, sweets, fruit, and dry fruits prepared and sent by the mother-in-law. Through the day, the woman observes a strict nirjala fast (without food or water), wearing red, gold, or other shubh-rang vastra and mehndi, and gathers in the evening for the Karwa Chauth katha — the story of the four legends most commonly Veervati, Karva, and Savitri-Satyavan. The fast breaks only after the moon is sighted: traditionally through a sieve (chalni) held up to the moon, then the husband's face viewed through the same sieve, and finally water and food of

What seva is auspicious on Karva Chauth?

Gau Seva on Karva Chauth aligns with the vrat's deep current of nourishment, protection, and household well-being. Many traditions specifically recommend offering green fodder or jaggery to a cow on Karva Chauth — feeding Gaumata on a day so dedicated to family welfare is believed to multiply the merit of the vrat itself, and to invite the protection of Goddess Parvati and Mata Karwa upon the household.

Festival Seva · 2026

Karva Chauth

Q: Karva Chauth 2026 kab hai?

Karva Chauth 2026 28 October 2026 ko hai. The vrat of married women — long life and protection for the husband, climaxing at moonrise

करवा चौथ

28 October 2026

“The vrat of married women — long life and protection for the husband, climaxing at moonrise”

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Karva Chauth — when is it where you are?

This festival follows the Hindu Tithi (lunar day), calculated from local sunrise. A festival can fall on a different calendar date depending on where you are. Below are calendar dates in major diaspora markets.

Your local time

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

America/New_York

USA (Eastern)27 Oct 2026
USA (Pacific)27 Oct 2026
UK (London)28 Oct 2026
Canada (Toronto)27 Oct 2026
UAE (Dubai)28 Oct 2026
Singapore28 Oct 2026
Australia (Sydney)28 Oct 2026
India (IST)28 Oct 2026

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Significance of Karva Chauth

Karva Chauth (कर्क चतुर्थी, also Karak Chaturthi) is observed on the fourth day (Chaturthi) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Kartika month — typically four days after Sharad Purnima. It is among the most widely observed women's vrats in North India, particularly Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, where married women (suhagans) fast from sunrise until moonrise for the long life, prosperity, and well-being of their husbands.