Karva Chauth 2046

About

Held on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi in the Purnimanta calendar, about nine days before Diwali.

Significance

Married women fast for the long life and wellbeing of their husbands.

How it is celebrated

• Sargi meal before sunrise
• Fast without food or water until moonrise
• Evening katha and puja in groups
• Breaking the fast after viewing the moon through a sieve

Panchang on this day (New Delhi)

Karva Chauth in other years