Karwa Chauth 1957
Wives fast till moonrise on Kartika Krishna Chaturthi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:55
- Moonrise · Kashi20:03City-specific moonrise coming soon
- Fasting window (tithi)07:56 → 1957-10-13 · 08:43
- Parana (tithi ends)08:431957-10-13
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 1957
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1957
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1957
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1957
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1957
- Holi — 16 March 1957
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1957
- Ram Navami — 9 April 1957
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1957
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1957
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1957
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1957
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1957
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1957
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1957
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1957
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1957
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1957
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1957
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 1957
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1957
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1957
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1957
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1957
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1957
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1957
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1957
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1957
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1957
- Hindu Festivals 1957 →