Karwa Chauth 2026 falls on October 29: puja timing and rituals

Karwa Chauth will be observed on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with the puja muhurat from 5:39 pm to 6:57 pm. Celebrated widely in North India on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha in Kartik, the festival sees married women keep a strict waterless fast from sunrise to moonrise for their husbands' health and longevity, breaking it after an offering to the moon.