🌙Karwa Chauth

About Karwa Chauth

Karwa Chauth is a Hindu festival in which married women observe a day-long fast for the long life, health, and well-being of their husbands. It is most widely observed in northern and western India and is regarded as an expression of love, devotion, and marital commitment. In some communities, unmarried women also keep the fast in the hope of a future partner, and the day carries a strong sense of togetherness among women.

Observers wake before dawn to eat a pre-fast meal called sargi, often prepared by the mother-in-law, then fast without food or water through the day. Women dress in festive attire, gather to share stories and rituals, and listen to the traditional Karwa Chauth legend. In the evening they look at the moon through a sieve, then at their husband, before the husband offers the first sip of water and bite of food to break the fast.

Karwa Chauth follows the Hindu lunar calendar, falling on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartik, so its Gregorian date changes each year and usually lands in October or November. Because the day shifts annually, the live countdown above tracks the next date for you. Feel free to add this countdown to your own page to plan the observance with ease.