North India · 2026
The panchang rule
Chaturthi (the fourth tithi) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Kartik. The fast is broken after sighting the moon at night. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
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Karva Chauth falls on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
Karva Chauth is set by the panchang — Chaturthi (the fourth tithi) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Kartik. The fast is broken after sighting the moon at night. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
Explore the significance, legends, rituals and deities; find the muhurat or read the day’s panchang, and bring the festival or vrat into your own practice. Arrange any pooja through the temple or provider.
