Karwa Chauth 2026 moonrise timeChand kab niklega? Moonrise, puja muhurat and fasting time for your city

1. Sargi before sunriseThe mother-in-law traditionally sends sargi: fruit, sweets, dry fruit, mathri and a little sevaiyan. It is eaten before dawn, after which the fast is nirjala, without food or water.
2. ShringarWomen dress in bridal red or festive colours, with mehendi, bangles, sindoor and the full solah shringar.
3. Evening puja and kathaIn the puja muhurat women gather with their thalis, worship Chauth Mata (Gauri), Shiva, Ganesh and Kartikeya, pass the thalis around the circle seven times and hear the vrat katha.
4. Baya and karwaThe karwa, a spouted clay or metal pot filled with water, is exchanged, and the baya of sweets and gifts goes to the mother-in-law.
5. MoonriseWhen the moon rises, look at it through a sieve, offer arghya of water from the karwa, then look at your husband through the same sieve.
6. Break the fastThe husband offers the first sip of water and a sweet, and the family eats together.

1. Moon positionA lunar theory accurate to about an arcminute gives the Moon's position and distance every few minutes for each city.
2. MoonriseMoonrise is when the Moon's centre reaches the true horizon as seen from the surface, the convention published panchangs use. Times are rounded to the nearest minute.
3. The dateKarwa Chauth is kept on the day Chaturthi (1:06 AM to 10:09 PM IST on 29 October) is current at moonrise. Where Chaturthi ends before moonrise, as in London and the Gulf, it is the day Chaturthi covers sunrise.
4. Puja and fastThe puja muhurat runs from sunset for a tenth of the night; the fast runs from sunrise to moonrise; Brahma muhurta is the two night muhurtas before sunrise.

Checked on 3 October 2026. Every moonrise matches to the minute; the New Delhi puja muhurat starts one minute later than Drik's.