Karva Chauth · 2025
Falls on: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Fast observed by married women of north India for the long life of their husbands, on the Krishna Chaturthi of Kartika (purnimanta reckoning). The nirjala fast runs from sunrise until moonrise and is broken after offering arghya to the moon, viewed through a sieve.
Dates and timings for Munich.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at moonrise in Munich, since the vrat ends with an offering to the risen moon.
How it is observed
- Waterless fast (nirjala)
- Moon worship
- Prayers for the husband
Regional calendars
Also known as: करवा चौथ (Hindi) · ਕਰਵਾ ਚੌਥ (Punjabi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Ashwin · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Purattasi 23, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 23, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Aswina 24, 1433 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Kanni 23, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Munich. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Karva Chauth 2025
Chandra
- Thursday, October 9, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Thu, Oct 9, 7:24 PM – Fri, Oct 10, 4:09 PM CESTPuja window: 6:36 – 7:53 PM CEST
- Fasting (upavasa): 7:24 AM – 7:29 PM CEST
- Moonrise: 7:29 PM
Frequently asked questions
- What is Karva Chauth?
- Fast observed by married women of north India for the long life of their husbands, on the Krishna Chaturthi of Kartika (purnimanta reckoning). The nirjala fast runs from sunrise until moonrise and is broken after offering arghya to the moon, viewed through a sieve.
- When is Karva Chauth 2025?
- Karva Chauth falls on Thursday, October 9, 2025.