Karwa Chauth, also called Karva Chauth, is an auspicious Hindu festival celebrated by women of Northern and Western India with great devotion every year. The traditional festival of Karwa Chauth is celebrated primarily by married women and is dedicated to the wellbeing, long life, and prosperity of their husbands. On this day, women observe a day-long fast without food or water. This fast is observed on the Chaturthi of the Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik, which typically falls in October or November in the Gregorian calendar. Karwa Chauth 2024 will be celebrated on Sunday, October 20, 2024. October 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates. 

Like many Hindu festivals, Karwa Chauth is based on a lunisolar variant of the Hindu Calendars. The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon. Karwa Chauth 2024 Puja Muhurat will be from 06:12 PM to 07:26 PM on October 20. The Karwa Chauth Upavasa Time will be from 06:34 AM to 08:37 PM which will be for a duration of 14 hours and 2 minutes. In this article, let’s know more about Karva Chauth 2024 date, timings, shubh muhurat and the significance of the auspicious day.

Karva Chauth 2024 Date

Karva Chauth 2024 will be celebrated on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Karva Chauth 2024 Puja Muhurat and Chandrodaya Time

  • Karwa Chauth 2024 Puja Muhurat will be from 06:12 PM to 07:26 PM on October 20.

  • The Karwa Chauth Upavasa Time will be from 06:34 AM to 08:37 PM which will be for a duration of 14 hours and 2 minutes.

  • The moonrise time on Karwa Chauth day is at 08:36 PM. The chaturthi tithi begins at 06:46 AM on Oct 20 and end at 04:16 AM on Oct 21.

Karwa Chauth Significance

Karwa Chauth holds deep cultural and religious significance, especially among married women in India. It is a day of fasting and devotion, showing the love, commitment, and wellbeing of married couples. The primary purpose of Karva Chauth is for married women to pray for the long life, good health, and prosperity of their husbands. It is a day where women express their deep love and devotion, seeking blessings for the continued well-being of their spouses. The term ‘Karva’ means an earthen pot and ‘Chauth’ means the fourth day.

The fast is broken only after sighting the moon. Women, with a decorated Karva in hand, view the moon through a sieve and offer water to the moon to seek blessings. They then look at their husbands through the sieve and offer prayers for their long life. The husbands, in turn, feed their wives the first morsel of food and water to break the fast.

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