Karwa Chauth 2027 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. MoonriseThe Moon's centre on the true horizon as seen from the surface, the convention published panchangs use, rounded to the nearest minute.
3. The dateThe day Chaturthi (5:51 PM IST on 18 October to 4:42 PM IST on 19 October) is current at moonrise; otherwise the day it covers sunrise.
4. Puja and fastThe puja muhurat runs from sunset for a tenth of the night; the fast from sunrise to moonrise; Brahma muhurta is the two night muhurtas before sunrise.

Checked on 4 October 2026.