Karva Chauth · 2026
Falls on: Thursday, October 29, 2026
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 Medan.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at moonrise in Medan, 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: Aippasi 12, 2057 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 12, 1433 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 13, 1434 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 12, 1202 (Kollam era)
Computed for Medan. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Karva Chauth 2026
Chandra
- Thursday, October 29, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: 2:37 AM – 11:40 PM GMT+7Puja window: 6:08 – 7:20 PM GMT+7
- Fasting (upavasa): 6:09 AM – 9:18 PM GMT+7
- Moonrise: 9:18 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 2026?
- Karva Chauth falls on Thursday, October 29, 2026.