Karwa Chauth 1916
Wives fast till moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:56
- Moonrise · Kashi20:01City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)10:33 → 1916-10-15 · 11:19
- Parana (tithi ends)11:191916-10-15
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Karwa Chauth puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaKarwa Chauth — Frequently Asked Questions
When exactly is the Karwa Chauth fast broken?
Only after the moon has actually been sighted — not at a fixed clock time. Moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi differs by city, typically falling somewhere in the evening rather than at a standard hour.
Why is the moon viewed through a sieve?
The moon is seen through the sieve, and the husband is then seen through the same sieve immediately after, in the same light. Custom holds it also softens the direct gaze at the Chaturthi moon.
Can the fast be kept with water?
The traditional form is nirjala, without water. Those who are pregnant, unwell or elderly commonly keep a phalahar fast with fruit and water instead, which is accepted.
Other major festivals in 1916
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1916
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 1916
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 1916
- Holika Dahan — 19 March 1916
- Holi — 20 March 1916
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 1916
- Ram Navami — 11 April 1916
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1916
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1916
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 1916
- Nag Panchami — 4 August 1916
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 1916
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 1916
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 1916
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 1916
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 1916
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 1916
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 1916
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 1916
- Maha Navami — 5 October 1916
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 1916
- Dhanteras — 24 October 1916
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 1916
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 1916
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 1916
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 1916
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 1916
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 1916
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 1916
- Hindu Festivals 1916 →