Karwa Chauth 2025: Date, city-wise puja timing, significance and other details
Karwa Chauth 2025: Like many Hindu festivals, Karwa Chauth is based on a lunar calendar and falls on the fourth day (Chaturthi Tithi). Here are the dates, city-wise puja timings, other details
Karwa Chauth 2025: Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi is one among several festivals celebrated in India, when Hindu women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life, health and prosperity of their husbands.
This year, Karwa Chauth falls on Friday, October 10. Here's a glimpse at the timings, muhurat and other details.
When is Karwa Chauth?
Chaturthi Tithi Begins - 10:54 PM on October 9
Chaturthi Tithi Ends - 7:38 PM on October 10
Karwa Chauth puja muhurat will be of 1 hour 14 minutes duration, which will commence at 5:57 PM and conclude at 7:11 PM on October 10.
Like many Hindu festivals, Karwa Chauth is based on a lunar calendar and falls on the fourth day (Chaturthi Tithi).
Karwa Chauth 2025: City-wise puja timings
| City | Karwa Chauth puja muhurat |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | 5:57 PM to 7:11 PM |
| Noida | 5:56 PM to 7:10 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 6:19 PM to 7:32 PM |
| Mumbai | 6:19 PM to 7:33 PM |
| Pune | 6:16 PM to 7:29 PM |
| Bengaluru | 6:04 PM to 7:16 PM |
| Chennai | 5:53 PM to 7:06 PM |
| Jaipur | 6:04 PM to 7:18 PM |
| Hyderabad | 5:58 PM to 7:11 PM |
| Gurugram | 5:58 PM to 7:12 PM |
| Chandigarh | 5:57 PM to 7:12 PM |
| Kolkata | 5:16 PM to 6:29 PM |
Karwa Chauth 2025: Moonrise timings
In Delhi and Noida, the moon is expected to rise at 8:13 pm. In Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu, and Ludhiana, the moonrise is expected slightly earlier, between 8:08 and 8:11 pm.
Meanwhile, in Kolkata, the moon will rise around 7:41 pm, and in Lucknow and Prayagraj, moonrise is expected at 8:02 pm.
Karwa Chauth: Significance
Karwa Chauth day is also known as Karak Chaturthi. Karwa or Karak refers to the earthen pot through which water offering, known as Argha, is made to the moon. Karwa is very significant during Puja and it is also given as Dan to the Brahmin or any eligible woman.
This year, several celebrity couples, including Prajakta Koli and Vrishank Khanal to Neeraj Chopra and Himani Mor, will celebrate their first Karwa Chauth.
On Karwa Chauth, married women worship Lord Shiva and His family including Lord Ganesha and break the fast only after sighting and making the offerings to the moon. The fasting of Karwa Chauth is strict and observed without taking any food or even a drop of water after sunrise till the sighting of the moon in the night.