Karwa Chauth 2025 Date, Muhurat & Significance: All You Need to Know

Karwa Chauth, also known as Karak Chaturthi, is a cherished festival for married women in India. Observed on the fourth lunar day of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of the Hindu month of Kartik, it is a day of devotion, love, and fasting. Women observe a ‘nirjala vrat’ abstaining from food and water from sunrise to moonrise to pray for the health, safety, and long life of their husbands. The fast is traditionally broken by viewing the moon and their husbands’ faces through a sieve, symbolizing love and devotion.

Karwa Chauth 2025 Date and Timings

This year, Karwa Chauth will be celebrated on Friday, October 10, 2025. The confusion over dates arose because the Chaturthi tithi spans two days. Since the fast is observed on the day when Chaturthi tithi is active, the correct date is October 10.

• Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat : 5:57 PM – 7:11 PM

• Fast Timing: 6:19 AM – 8:13 PM

• Moonrise: 8:13 PM

• Chaturthi Tithi Begins: 10:54 PM, October 9

• Chaturthi Tithi Ends: 7:38 PM, October 10

Significance of Karwa Chauth

The festival honors Goddess Parvati, who fasted to obtain Lord Shiva as her husband. Married women follow her example to bless their husbands with longevity and ensure a strong, happy marriage. The day also brings good luck, prosperity, and spiritual fulfillment to families.

Karwa Chauth is especially celebrated in northern India, including Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Women offer prayers to Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha, and Karwa Mata, performing rituals that symbolize love, faith, and commitment.

Karwa Chauth remains a beautiful tradition, blending devotion, celebration, and the enduring bond of marital love.