Karwa Chauth 1947
Wives fast till moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:05
- Moonrise · Kashi19:47City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)20:31 → 1947-11-02 · 18:21
- Parana (tithi ends)18:211947-11-02
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 1947
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1947
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1947
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1947
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1947
- Holi — 8 March 1947
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 1947
- Ram Navami — 30 March 1947
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 1947
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 1947
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1947
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1947
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1947
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 1947
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1947
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1947
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 1947
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1947
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1947
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1947
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1947
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1947
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1947
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1947
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1947
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1947
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1947
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1947
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1947
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1947
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